The Oriental Mine, 1938-1991
By: Donald Dickey ; interviews conducted by Eleanor Swent in 1989 and 1991. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley,
Contributors: Swent, Eleanor.; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
Published: 1996
Subjects: Gold mines and mining -- California -- Alleghany.; Mining engineers -- California -- Interviews.; Oriental Mine (Alleghany, Calif.)
Other titles: Western mining in the twentieth century oral history series.
Description: Donald Dickey discusses his family background and education; the history and development of the Oriental Mine, Alleghany, Calif.; management of a high-grade mine; security and safety; refining of gold and waste disposal; and geological research.