Bob Haldeman Interview--Kennecott's Braden Mines, Index Pt 6

Taken from an interview with Bob Haldeman, the new junior engineer at the Braden Mines in 1941 who rose to become manager of Kennecott Copper Corporation's (KCC) El Teniente Braden Mines at Sewell, Chile. At one time this was the largest underground mine in the world. Braden was acquired from the Guggenheim Brothers in 1915 when Kennecott Corporation was first formed. Until it was nationalized by a new Chilean Communist government under Salvadore Allende in 1971, it was Kennecott's richest copper mine. This interview is a window into how KCC operated during much of the 20th Century as seen through the eyes of a prominent KCC manager who rose through the ranks from junior engineer to THE representative of the KCC in Chile. This interview will also cover the cataclysmic events revolving around the ultimate Communist take-over, followed by the counter-coup in 1974 in Chile.    --R Simpson
Interview Pt 51
Interview Pt 52
Interview Pt 53
Interview Pt 54
Interview Pt 55
Interview Pt 56
Interview Pt 57
Interview Pt 58
Interview Pt 59
Interview Pt 60
How Kennecott Succeeded in a Plan to Cut its Losses in the Event of Chilean Nationalization of the Braden Mine
Introduction to the Interview
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Introduction to the Interview
Background Notes on this Interview
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