Rukard Hurd mining appraisal documents

Collection — Box: SC

Identifier: S4469

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two carbon copy documents by Rukard Hurd: A Valuation of the Developed Tonnage of the Great Northern Ore Properties as of April 1, 1912 (7 pages); Hurd Appraisal of Iron Ore the Present and Future Value per Ton in the Ground Together with the Present and Future Value per Ton in the Ground of Operating Profit on Leased ore and Ore Value Tables for Various Interest Rates and Ore Exhaustion Periods and Base Unite Price Tables (36 pages, covers approximate dates 1901-1912)

Dates

1912

Creator

Hurd, Rukard, 1858-1922 July 27 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Rukard Hurd was director of the Department of Mines and Natural Resources of the Minnesota State Tax Commission. He was the first secretary of the Commission, elected in April 1907, and became the director in 1915. While secretary of the Tax Commission Hurd was in charge of iron-ore mineral development. He was the author of the Iron Ore Manual a general reference book on iron ore costs and values of mineral leases. Hurd was a member of the the Minnesota state legislature in 1901 and served in the special tax session of 1902.

Rukard Hurd was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1858. He graduated from the Pennsylvania Military College in 1878, as a civil engineer, and in 1912 received an honorary Ph.D. from the college.

Extent

2.00 Volumes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Physical Location

This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.

General

This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library.

Subjects

Iron mines and mining Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Iron ranges--Minnesota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Natural resources--Valuation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings