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Investigation of Radioactivity in the Yerington Copper Mine, Lyon County, Nevada (open access)

Investigation of Radioactivity in the Yerington Copper Mine, Lyon County, Nevada

From abstract: A reconnaissance radioactivity survey of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company open-pit copper mine at Yerington, Nevada, was made in October 1953 to investigate the reported occurrence on one of the mine dumps of rock containing 0.022 percent uranium.
Date: June 1955
Creator: Taylor, A. O. & Powers, J. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B0238.0438]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Winners of an Outstanding Retailer award in a nationwide television sales contest, Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Copper, Modern Distributors, Oklahoma City, Okla., are enjoying a four-day holiday at El Rancho Vegas, fabulous desert resort."
Date: June 9, 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History