Show t Anaconda Official to Receive AIME Gold Medal Award The American Institute of MinIng Mining Min Min- ing Metallurgical and Petroleum Petroleum Petroleum Petrol Petrol- eum has hs announced ed that one of its It most distinguished awards the William Lawrin Lawrence e Saunders Gold Cold Med Medal has hu been voted by the thel Board Doard of Directors tf to John Ballantine Knaebel beI of ot Grants CraMs New Mexico consultant to the Anaconda company Presentation Presentation Pres Press will be at the AIME annual an nual null meeting In San Francisco February 19 15 1950 1959 The medal goes to Mr Knaebel Knaebel bel for hI his versatility and courageous courageous courageous cour cour- ageous leadership in pioneering developing and managing highly successful mining vent ventures res as a leader among mep men 0 yet one of ot them The WIl William Lawrence Saunders Saunders i ers Gold Medal established in 1927 through a gift of ot Mr Saunders ers a former fonner president of AIME AIMS recognizes distinguished achIevement achievement achievement achieve achIeve- ment in mining other than coal Clyde Evarts Weed now chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the board of ot the Anaconda Anacon Anacon- da company rc received the medal medalin in 1951 Herbert Hoover former president of the United States and former Conner president ht ot AIME was the 1928 recipient Mr Knaebel whose career has taken him on major projects Inmany in inmany inmany many countries Was was named by bythe bythe bythe the magazine Mining World a. a as Mining Man of the Year in 1956 Born Dorn in Denver Mr Knaebel Knaebel bel attended Cornell university and received Ived his BS ES in EngineerIng I Engineer Engineer- Ing in 1929 1921 at Stanford stanord un Yer un er- er sUy alty and a a ye th tits tM degree gree of ot Engineer bf bt Mines Mr knaebel o bel bet was Vu lu successfully assistant mining engineer In tn the United States Bureau of ot Mines Mines' In Washington WashIngton Wash Wash- ington D. D C and in Berkley and San Francisco California SuperIntendent Superintendent Superintendent Super Super- manager East Min dan dance e Mining company company Philip pine Islands Island Consultant Mine bUM examinations in th the U United ted States Canada Mexico and Cen Cea Central America Managing director Amparo Mining company of Can Canada ada ada Ltd gold British Columbia Colum Coluni bin bia Superintendent assistant manager United States Smelt Smelt- SmeltIng ing and Mining company company company com com- pany Bayard N New flew w Mexico Superintendent Superintendent Superintendent Sup Sup- Gold Cold i Hill Arsenic Mine j Utah I ti S S. S Smelting Refining A Sm Smelting e company m I Assistant t td J the vice rice president assistant an manager a n a I e rj Western Mines U U. S S. S Smelting Refining and Mining company Salt Lake City l Front th An Mi Anaconda Copper Mining company Mr Kniebel Knaebel Was Q In ch charge re of an n exploration 1 In British Guiana and Brazil Drull and managed Anaconda British Guiana Mines Mine Ltd and S. S S S. S From 1951 to 1956 he was manager New Mexico operations Anaconda Mining company From July 1 1956 to May 1 1959 1958 Mr knaebel was assistant ant to vice president in charge of ot mining operations Anaconda eo company company pany lie He became a consultant to the company on on May 1 1958 Besides membership in AIME AIMS Mr Knaebel's affiliations affiliations' include American Mining Congress western western west west- ern em division director New Mex Mex- lea ico o association president 1956 I Society of E Economic Geologists British Columbia Society of Professional Pro Engineers National Aeronautical Air cal Association Aircraft t tOwners Owners and Pilots Association and nd Quiet Birdmen Mr Knaebel o bel bet uses usel aircraft extensively Infield Int in infield t field ld visit |