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Charles M. Brinckerhoff
Pages 29-34

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... Brinckerhoff was the citation of the award in 1968 of the most prestigious honor in the mining industry, the William Lawrence Saunders Gold Medal for distinguished achievement in the field of mining, given by the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers "for his outstanding administrative and technical ability en cl for discerning foresight ant] leadership in the minerals industry.99 At the time of this award, he was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of one of the then two largest copper mining companies in the world, The Anaconda Company.
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... With an acute perception of the mechanics of mining, Charles introduced numerous improvements in the practice of caving, which were employed by caving operations throughout the world. In 1935 he was sent by The Anaconda Copper Company to Chile, where he took the position of an assistant mine
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... It was in the early 1950s that plans took shape to develop the great Toquepala orebody, one of three orebodies owned by Southern Peru Copper Corporation in Peru, the shareholders of which were American Smelting and Refining Company, Phelps Docige Corporation, Cerro Corporation, and Newmont Mining Corporation. These shareholders were looking for a general manager and president for Southern Peru Copper Corporation who would be the best mining man available with experience in large-scale construction.
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... Promotions at Anaconda followed rapidly until in 1958 he was made the president and in 1964 the chief executive officer. After retirement in 1969, he was active as a consultant for several of the prominent mining companies in the United States.
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... ~ always looked up to Charles Brinckerhoff as a beacon to be guided by. He pursued patient but steady progress in his career, which was deservedly crowned with one of the highest posts among the leading mining companies in America.
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