Home > Shop > Mining Sector 1929 Phelps Dodge Corporation     Click on thumbnail to enlarge Stock Code PDC1929   Receipt certificate for 20 shares of $25 each in this copper mining company. Issued to Seward H Van Ness on April 4th 1929. Green certificate with dark green ornate border. Certificate size is 28 cm high x 20 cm wide (11.5" x 8.5"). Company History Framed Certificate Price : £70.00 Certificate Only Price : £25.00   Order Now - Free Worldwide Shipping! Options Certificate Only £25.00 GBP Framed Certificate £70.00 GBP

Company History

Phelps Dodge Corporation (NYSE: PD) was founded in 1834 by Anson Greene Phelps and William E. Dodge. Initially, the company operated an import-export trade business that shipped U.S.-grown cotton to England in exchange for tin, iron, copper and other metals essential for growth and development of the new American nation. Image File history File links Phelps Dodge Corporation logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. .. New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the second largest stock exchange in the world. .. 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). .. Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has news related to this article: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. .. Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity.. General Name, Symbol, Number tin, Sn, 50 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 5, p Appearance silvery lustrous gray Atomic mass 118. .. General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Atomic mass 55. .. General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance copper, metallic Atomic mass 63. ..

As time went on, the company began it own mining operations as the western United States frontier expanded, and its mineral wealth, especially copper, started being discovered. The company focused largely on providing copper wire and cables to industry that became in high demand as the Industrial Revolution took hold. As the company diversified, they began investing in new railroads, essential in the company’s efforts to establish itself in the west, especially copper rich Arizona, and to transport products to and from its markets on the eastern/north eastern shores. During the late 1800s, in concert with its metal interests, Phelps Dodge Corporation had become one of the largest manufacturers of lumber and lumber products in the United States. The Industrial Revolution was the major technological, socioeconomic and cultural change in the late 18th and early 19th century resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labor to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture. .. State nickname: The Grand Canyon State, The Copper State Other U.S. States Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Governor Janet Napolitano (D) Official languages English Only State Area 295,254 km² (6th)  - Land 294,312 km²  - Water 942 km² (0. .. Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815). ..

Today, Phelps Dodge Corporation has large copper mining operations in Bagdad, Arizona, Morenci, Arizona, Sierrita, Arizona, Miami, Arizona, and Tyrone, New Mexico, and at the El Chino mine in New Mexico. Several of these locations are providing ores rich in molybdenum as well. Presently, Phelps Dodge Corporation is initiating all required local and federal processes to open a new mine located near Safford, Arizona, and will employ approximately 350 people. In South America, the company has several very large copper mining operations going on in Chile and Peru. Bagdad is a census-designated place located in Yavapai County, Arizona. .. Morenci is a census-designated place located in Greenlee County, Arizona. .. Miami is a town located in Gila County, Arizona, United States. .. The El Chino mine located near Silver City, New Mexico The El Chino (or just Chino) Mine is an open-pit copper mine located near Silver City, New Mexico. .. State nickname: Land of Enchantment Other U.S. States Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Governor Bill Richardson Official languages English and Spanish Area 315,194 km² (5th)  - Land 314,590 km²  - Water 607 km² (0. .. General Name, Symbol, Number molybdenum, Mo, 42 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 6, 5, d Appearance gray metallic Atomic mass 95. .. Safford is a city located in Graham County, Arizona. ..

The company employs more than 14,000 people worldwide.

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