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- 1900-1951 (Creation)
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114 production units.
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The Chinese Engineering & Mining Company Limited was established in 1900 to mine coal for steamships in the area around Tientsin, China. The company was reformed in 1912 as a public company registered in London. Also in 1912 the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company and the Lanchow Mining Company Limited formed the Kailan Mining Administration to administer the coal mines. In the 1920s the Company was producing c 4.5 million tons of coal annually, some of which was exported to Hong Kong, Japan and other places in the Far East. All its activities ceased in 1949 with the Chinese Civil War, and the subsequent Communist takeover. The company was finally dissolved in 1984. The offices of the company were 22 Austin Friars, except for the war years when business was conducted from the residence of the Secretary, 5/6 Clarendon Terrace, King's Cliff, Brighton.
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GB 0074 CLC/B/046 1900-1951 Collection 114 production units. Chinese Engineering and Mining Co Ltd
The Chinese Engineering & Mining Company Limited was established in 1900 to mine coal for steamships in the area around Tientsin, China. The company was reformed in 1912 as a public company registered in London. Also in 1912 the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company and the Lanchow Mining Company Limited formed the Kailan Mining Administration to administer the coal mines. In the 1920s the Company was producing c 4.5 million tons of coal annually, some of which was exported to Hong Kong, Japan and other places in the Far East. All its activities ceased in 1949 with the Chinese Civil War, and the subsequent Communist takeover. The company was finally dissolved in 1984. The offices of the company were 22 Austin Friars, except for the war years when business was conducted from the residence of the Secretary, 5/6 Clarendon Terrace, King's Cliff, Brighton.
Purchased by the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in December 1991. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
Records of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company Limited, comprising minutes of the board of directors; cash books; share ledgers; mining ledgers and shipping ledgers.
Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
English
Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
November 2010 to January 2011. Chinese Engineering and Mining Co Ltd Mining Information sources Documents Business records Fuels Coal Mines Coal mines China East Asia City of London London England UK Western Europe Europe Industrial facilities Facilities
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Purchased by the Manuscripts Section of Guildhall Library in December 1991. The Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section merged with the London Metropolitan Archives in 2009.
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Records of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Company Limited, comprising minutes of the board of directors; cash books; share ledgers; mining ledgers and shipping ledgers.
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Records arranged by MS number, assigned during cataloguing at the Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section.
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Access by appointment only. Please contact staff.
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Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.
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- English
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- Latin
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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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- English