Mountain Copper Co Ltd
Organization
Biography
The Mountain Copper Co. Ltd was formed by Matheson & Co. Ltd in 1896 to operate the Iron Mountain copper mine near Redding, California. It was reorganised and registered in 1902. The company mined pyrites deposits, which were sought principally for their sulphur content for use in the manufacture of sulphuric acid. It also owned a refining plant in New Jersey (New Jersey Metal Refining Works Ltd) and a chemical and fertiliser plant at Martinez, near San Francisco. In 1904 it acquired the San Francisco Chemical Co., which operated substantial phosphate rock deposits in Idaho and Wyoming.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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Correspondence re Mountain Copper Co. Ltd, 15 Nov. 1949-11 Feb. 1958
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/4/1/338
Scope and Contents
Copies of correspondence (including telegrams) between Matheson & Co. Ltd, London, Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, and Jardine Matheson, Tokyo; correspondence between Matheson & Co. Ltd and the Mountain Copper Co. Ltd, London, McCarthy & Binns, mining engineers, London, J.C. & A. Steuart, W.S., Edinburgh, and Sir John Wenham, Godalming, Surrey; letters from Jardine Matheson, Hong Kong, to Balfour, Guthrie & Co. Ltd, New York, and the Mountain Copper Co. Ltd, San Francisco;...
Dates:
15 Nov. 1949-11 Feb. 1958
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Correspondence re Mountain Copper Co. Ltd, 3 Oct. 1924-13 July 1933
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/2/2/32
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of L.N. Leefe of Matheson & Co. Ltd in his role of Chairman of the Mountain Copper Co. Ltd. The main correspondents are G. Acton Davis, Harrow; Freshfields, Leese & Munns, London; W.S. Howard, San Francisco; William F. Kett, General Manager, Mountain Copper Co. Ltd, San Francisco; E.T. McCarthy, McCarthy & Binns, mining engineers, London; the Secretary, Mountain Copper Co. Ltd, London; H.F. Scudamore, Jardine Matheson, New York; Thomas B. Smith, Mountain Copper Co....
Dates:
3 Oct. 1924-13 July 1933
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Letters of indemnity for lost share certificates, 1947-1949
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I21/9/94/14
Scope and Contents
Letters of indemnity from shareholders, with statutory declarations, for the loss of debenture stock certificates of the following companies, represented by Matheson & Co. Ltd: Mountain Copper Co. Ltd (mainly), Cachar & Dooars Tea Co., Chambers Wharf & Cold Stores, Ch. Goldrei, Foucard & Son Ltd and Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. There are also some original covering letters from shareholders to Matheson & Co. Ltd as Secretaries of the Mountain Copper Co. Ltd and...
Dates:
1947-1949
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Access to the collection is subject to special conditions and is at the discretion of Matheson and Co. Ltd, part of the Jardine Matheson Group. A statement of the conditions and an application form are available in the Manuscripts Reading Room. Printed copies of the form are available by post (please contact the University Library). An electronic version can also be found at https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/files/jm_application_form_2024_02.pdf.
Records described in the catalogue as being in a bad condition are in a fragile state that precludes them being made available to readers.
Access is generally available to documents dated up to 1969. Access to some earlier records may be restricted under the terms of the Data Protection Act, 1998.
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Reports and accounts of Mountain Copper Co. Ltd, 1896-1941
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS JM/I46
Scope and Contents
Booklets of reports and accounts of the original Mountain Copper Co. Ltd and its successor of the same name and some related papers:1. Mountain Copper Co. Ltd (incorporated 1896)a) Annual reports and accounts for the years ending 31 December 1897-31 December 1901.b) The report of the 1st Ordinary General Meeting, 25 March 1897.c) Reports of the Second, Third and Fourth Annual General Meetings, 23 March 1899, 29 March 1900 and 11 April 1901.d)...
Dates:
1896-1941
Conditions Governing Access:
Fair condition, but the prospectus is torn.