Background
Dempsey, Howard Stanley was born on August 12, 1939 in LaPorte, Indiana, United States. Son of Howard Taft and Katheryn Alice (Prichard) Dempsey.
( Colorado’s Ten Mile Mining District was north of Leadvi...)
Colorado’s Ten Mile Mining District was north of Leadville and south of Copper Mountain. Sandwiched between two mountain ranges, fully two miles above sea level, the district had a remarkable history that was a microcosm of the mining West. The first adventurers came to Ten Mile in 1860, searching for gold—the instant wealth that might be found on the icy streambed bordering an ancient Indian trail through the Ten Mile Valley. But digging through snowdrifts in mid-summer was just too much, the gold petered out, and the boom collapsed. Twenty years later came a silver stampede in the middle of winter, which was followed by many more dramatic events: a bonanza king shot in the midst of a claim dispute, a devastating fire that wiped out an entire town in a single night, a railroad war, the battle of an eminent geologist against a recalcitrant federal bureaucracy, and the invention of a world-famous piece of mining machinery by an introspective entrepreneur. Finally, during World War I came the rush to mine molybdenum, the metal that made Ten Mile one of the world’s most important mining districts, one that rivaled Leadville and Cripple Creek. Although mineral production impelled every phase of ten Mile’s development, the climate and the mountain geography also influenced the men and women who lived there. The district was so high that the short summers, long winters, and frequently inclement weather altered production, hampered communications, and disrupted transportation, making the miners’ hard life much more difficult. Subfreezing temperatures, deep snows, and deadly avalanches created havoc from October to May and beyond, while the spring runoff turned roads into quagmires. Although Ten Mile’s history and situation were unique, the district reflected developments throughout Colorado and the mining West. Each new discovery triggered a larger-scale mobilization of capital and labor, the use of more advanced technology, and the ongoing development of the infrastructure needed to support mining. Such themes characterized American mining during the century covered in this fascinating book.
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Dempsey, Howard Stanley was born on August 12, 1939 in LaPorte, Indiana, United States. Son of Howard Taft and Katheryn Alice (Prichard) Dempsey.
Student, Colorado School Mines, 1956-1957; Bachelor, U. Colorado, 1960; Juris Doctor, U. Colorado, 1964; certified, Harvard School Business, 1969.
Indiana mine operator, Colorado and Wyoming, 1958-1960;
industrial engineer, Climax Molybdenum Company, Golden, Colorado, 1960-1961;
assistant resident attorney, Climax Molybdenum Company, Golden, Colorado, 1964-1965;
resident attorney, Climax Molybdenum Company, Golden, Colorado, 1965-1968;
division attorney western operations, Climax Molybdenum Company, Golden, Colorado, 1968-1972;
general attorney law department western area, director environmental affairs, AMAX Coal Company Inc., Denver, 1972-1976;
vice president, AMAX Coal Company Inc., Denver, 1977-1983;
partner, Arnold & Porter, Denver, 1983-1987;
president, Denver Mining Finance Company, since 1987;
chairman, chief Executive officer, Royal Gold, Inc., Denver, since 1987;
also board directors, Royal Gold, Inc., Denver
president, Environmental Strategies, Inc., since 1991. Chairman AMAX Coal Company Australia Ltd., 1980-1983. Chairman, Executive Committee AMAX Coal Company Iron Ore, 1980-1983.
Board directors, deputy chairman Australian Consolidated Mines Ltd., 1980-1983. Board directors Hazen Research, Inc., Golden, Colorado, Dakota Mining Corporation, Denver, Behre Dolbear, Denver.
( Colorado’s Ten Mile Mining District was north of Leadvi...)
Trustee Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, president, 1980-1981. Member National Mining Association (member public lands committee since 1967, chairman since 1994), Mining History Hall of Fame Museum (Board of Governors since 1998, American Bar Association (Chairman.hard minerals committee 1975-1976), Colorado Bar Association (council member mineral law section 1971-1973), Colorado Natural Resources Law Center (board directors since 1998), Colorado Mining Association (president 1980-1981), Continental Divide Bar Association (secretary-treasurer 1969-1973), Colorado History Society (board directors, chairman 1991-1993), Society Mining Law Antiquarians (president 1979-1981), Mining and Metallurgical Society American, Mining History Association (president 1992-1994), Mountain States Employers Council (board directors since 1990), Masons, Rotary.
Married Judith Rose Enyart, August 20, 1960. Children: Howard Stanley, Whitney Owen, Bradford Evan, Matthew Charles.