Interviewer
W Noel McAnulty, Jr.
Project
Mining in Mexico
Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee
Independent operator of mines throughout northern Mexico for more than fifty years.
Summary of Interview
Part of Mining in Mexico Oral History Project; recounts early experiences of operating gold mine at Minillas, Durango, mercury mines at Atontonilco, Zacatecas, and Nuevo Mercurio, Zacatecas, and antimony mines at Tanger and Pacheco, Zacatecas; first flotation mill at Velardeña, Durango; Mexican government agency Comisión de Fomento Minero; mining property selection; decline of independent miners.
Date of Interview
9-20-1995
Length of Interview
45 minutes
Tape Number
No. 897
Transcript Number
No. 897
Length of Transcript
21 pages
Interview Number
No. 897
Terms of Use
Unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Interview with Enrique Gaitán Cortez by W Noel McAnulty, Jr., 1995, "Interview no. 897," Institute of Oral History, University of Texas at El Paso.
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Comments
Interview in Spanish.