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Intrepid explorer : the autobiography of the world's best mine-finder /

"Intrepid Explorer is the story of the legendary career of the engineer, geologist, explorer, and international businessman J. David Lowell, whose life is recounted in his own words"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lowell, J. David, 1928-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson, Arizona : Sentinel Peak Books : University of Arizona Press, [2014]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Joaquin Ruiz
  • Introduction / John M. Guilbert
  • Book I, 1935-1961
  • Early life, education, and work, with no freedom to plan exploration and no discoveries
  • Chapter one
  • First exposure to mineral exploration, 1935-1949
  • Cumming and Lowell families
  • Childhood in the Great Depression
  • Summer jobs
  • Education in the College of Mines
  • Chapter two
  • Marriage to Edith, 1948
  • Summer job in Aguas Calientes, Chihuahua, Mexico, 1949
  • Life in Tucson and graduation
  • Chapter three
  • Mining engineer, shift boss, and night foreman, Santa Eulalia Mine, Mexico, 1949
  • Exploration geologist with U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
  • Chapter four
  • MS Geology at Stanford, 1954-1955
  • Ranwick Inc., Menlove Mine, and Southwest Ventures
  • Geologist and district geologist, Utah Construction Company, 1959-1961
  • Book II, 1961-1972
  • Consulting work with considerable freedom to plan exploration, three discoveries, and one partial discovery
  • Chapter one
  • Initial development of the porphyry copper model
  • A consultant on five minutes' notice, 1961-1969
  • The Kalamazoo discovery
  • The Vekol Hills discovery
  • The Kaiser project and Bajo Alumbrera
  • Daniel Jackling Award
  • Chapter two
  • Fame and professional advancement from the Lowell-Guilbert porphyry copper model
  • Thayer Lindsley lecturer for the Society of Economic Geologists
  • Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Society distinguished lecturer
  • Consulting for Bethlehem Copper and the JA Orebody discovery
  • Associate editor of Economic Geology
  • Book III, 1973-1991
  • Launching new enterprises with more freedom to plan exploration and significant finder's fees, seven discoveries
  • Chapter one
  • Exploration in the Canadian bush and a unique career formula
  • The Covered Area project and the Casa Grande West discovery
  • Exploration strategy
  • Moving out of the United States
  • Adventures in the Philippines
  • Fieldwork in Luzon
  • "Godfather" of Lepanto's Far Southeast Orebody
  • Chapter two
  • Consultant for Codelco's Mines in Chile
  • The Atacama Project
  • La Escondida, the largest copper mine in the world
  • Zaldívar, another world-class deposit
  • Two partial medium-sized discoveries, San Cristobal and Leonor
  • The María Rosa project
  • Chapter three
  • Stories from Chile
  • Tales from Honduras to East Asia
  • Mules, grizzly bears, elephants and cobras
  • Chapter four
  • Independent illegal miners throughout the world
  • Gaby and the 1,400 petroleros
  • King King, where there were 3,000 illegal miners
  • High graders in the United States and the saga of Fraction Brown
  • Book IV, 1992-2014
  • Total freedom to plan exploration, more innovation and risk taking with ownership, six discoveries and large financial return
  • Chapter one
  • Los Calatos discovery in Peru and inadequate financing
  • Further exploration in southern Peru
  • Exploration for gold in northern Peru and the discovery of the Pierina Orebody
  • Barrick launches a "hostile" takeover
  • Consummating a billion-dollar takeover
  • Doctor Honoris Causa at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru
  • Election to the National Academy of Engineering
  • 2000 Society of Economic Geologist exchange lecture tour in Australia
  • Chapter two
  • Zomora River project in Ecuador 1999-2014
  • The Warintza discovery in Ecuador
  • The Mirador discovery in Ecuador
  • University of Arizona Honorary Doctor of Science degree, 2000
  • Robert M. Dreyer award
  • Mining and Metallurgical Society of America gold medal
  • Chapter three
  • Toromocho discovery in Peru, 2002-2006
  • One-year due diligence study
  • Privatization from the Peruvian government
  • 120,000-meter drilling project and detailed geological analysis
  • Increase in ore reserves by ten times to over 2.2 billion tons of ore
  • Sale to Chinalco, the largest Chinese mining company
  • American Mining Hall of Fame Inductee
  • SEG Penrose gold medal
  • Chapter four
  • Alto Paraná titanium ore discovery in Paraguay, 2006-2014
  • Potentially largest titanium resource in the world
  • Australian Academy of Science 2009 Haddon King medal
  • National Mining Hall of Fame inductee
  • London Mining Journal Lifetime Achievement award
  • Chapter five
  • Formation of Lowell Copper Ltd.
  • The Warintza project in Ecuador
  • The Ricardo project in Chile
  • The Santa Marta copper project in Mexico
  • Chapter six
  • History of our Atascosa Ranch
  • Chapter seven
  • Collecting mine lamps
  • Lifelong exercise program
  • Skin diving and the Gulf of California
  • Other recreations and close personal friends
  • Sea Cloud trips
  • Chapter 8
  • Susan Lowell Humphreys and William Ross Humphreys
  • William David Lowell
  • Douglas Glenton Lowell and Roxanne Chernin Lowell
  • Epilogue
  • Appendixes
  • J. David Lowell Family Tree
  • Associations with the University of Arizona
  • Discoveries
  • Honors and awards
  • J. David Lowell publications
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index.