Wisconsin. Mining Investment and Local Impact Fund Board: Records, 1938-1999

Contents List

Container Title
Series 2442
Part 1 (Series 2442, VBA 751): Original Collection, 1976-1987
Physical Description: 6.0 cubic feet (6 records center cartons) and 1 videorecording 
Scope and Content Note: Correspondence, minutes, socioeconomic impact studies, grant proposals, audit reports, a videotape about the board, and other records related to the disbursement of funds to projects designed to offset the impact of mining on local communities. Included are documents relating to the Legislative Council Mining Committee and the proposed Exxon mine at Crandon, Wisconsin, and a videotape about the board.
Arrangement of the Materials: The accession is divided into three sections: 1) “Minutes,” arranged chronologically; 2) “Correspondence,” arranged chronologically; and 3) “Subject Files,” arranged alphabetically by subject; plus a videotape listed at the end.
Series: Minutes
Box   1
Folder   1-43
1978 May-1984 August
Box   2
Folder   1-14
1984 September-1987 June
Series: Correspondence
Box   2
Folder   15-24
1976-1985
Box   3
Folder   1-2
1986-1987
Series: Subject Files
Administrative Rules
Box   3
Folder   3-9
General, 1979-1986
Box   3
Folder   10-11
Public Comments on Rules, 1979, 1986
Audits
Box   3
Folder   12-20
General, 1979-1987
Box   3
Folder   21
Procedures, 1980
Box   3
Folder   22
Reports, 1982-1985
Box   3
Folder   23
Background on Mining, 1976-1980
Box   3
Folder   24
Block Grants, 1981
Box   3
Folder   24a
Board Start-up, 1977-1987
Budget
Box   3
Folder   25
1979-1981
Box   3
Folder   26
1980, Annual Review
Box   4
Folder   1-3
1981-1987
Box   4
Folder   4
By-laws and Procedures, 1978-1987
Box   4
Folder   5
Conference on Mining in Northern Wisconsin, 1978 May 18-19
Box   4
Folder   6
Conferences, 1979-1983
Crandon Project (Proposed Exxon Mine)
Box   4
Folder   7-8
General, 1978-1983
Box   4
Folder   9
Exxon Environmental Studies Update, 1981 May 8
Box   4
Folder   10
Exxon Informational Materials, 1979-1984
Exxon Socioeconomic Assessment
Box   4
Folder   11
Status Report, 1980 May 7
Box   4
Folder   12
Report on Current Conditions, 1981 August
Box   4
Folder   13-17
Exxon Socioeconomic Study - Forecast, 1983 October
Box   4
Folder   18
Miscellaneous Reports, 1977-1986
Box   4
Folder   19
Presentation to Wisconsin Mining Investment and Local Impact Fund Board by Exxon, 1984 March 9
Box   4
Folder   20
Social and Economic Impact Assessments, 1979 May 18
Emergency Rules
Box   4
Folder   21
1978
Box   4
Folder   22
1986
Box   4
Folder   23
Ethics Board Advice, 1978
Box   4
Folder   24
Expenditure Report Summaries, 1980-1985
Box   4
Folder   25
Financial Commitments and Summaries, 1984-1986
Box   4
Folder   26
Governor's Office
Box   5
Folder   1-16
Grant Applications - Discretionary Payment Program, 1979-1987
Box   5
Folder   17
Impact Mitigation Ideas, 1984-1985
Box   5
Folder   18
Indian Tribal Funds, 1978-1979
Box   5
Folder   19
Inter-Agency Mining Group, 1980-1986
Box   5
Folder   20
Land Management, Bureau of, 1980-1981
Box   5
Folder   21
Legislation, 1979-1986
Box   5
Folder   22
Legislation Changes, Chapter 86, Laws of 1981
Legislative Audit Bureau
Box   5
Folder   23
Mining Impact Board Audit, 1984-1985
Box   5
Folder   24
Report, 1984
Legislative Council Mining Committee
Box   5
Folder   25-26
General, 1979-1987
Box   5
Folder   27-28
Minutes, 1978-1983
Box   5
Folder   29
Socioeconomic/Technical, 1979-1984
Box   5
Folder   30
Uranium Exploration Safety, Subcommittee on, 1980-1984
Box   5
Folder   31
Legislative Subcommittee - Mining Impact Board, 1982
Box   5
Folder   32
Local Committees - UW Extension Program Activities, 1984
Box   5
Folder   33
Local Impact Committees, 1980-1985
Box   5
Folder   34
Local Evaluations of Mining Impact Board, 1981
Box   5
Folder   35
Long-term Liability Legislation and Administrative Rules, 1983-1985
Box   5
Folder   36
Maps
Box   6
Folder   1
Metallic Mining Council, 1979
Box   6
Folder   2
Mining Companies - Correspondence, 1979
Box   6
Folder   3
Mining Impact and Update Conference, 1980-1981
Box   6
Folder   4
Mining Resource Centers, 1979
Mining Task Force
Box   6
Folder   5
Agendas, Minutes and Recommendations
Box   6
Folder   6
Meeting Handouts and Reports
Box   6
Folder   7-8
Transcripts of Meetings, 1987 September-October
Box   6
Folder   9
Montreal-Hurley - Reclamation Research, 1978-1979
Box   6
Folder   10
Natural Resources, Department of - Mining Rules NR 131, 132, 182
Box   6
Folder   11
North Central Mining Impact Planning Committee, 1985-1986
Box   6
Folder   12
Permit Period Payments, 1983-1986
Box   6
Folder   13
Procedures and Forms, 1979-1981
Box   6
Folder   14
Public Intervenor, 1981
Box   6
Folder   15
Quarterly Reports by Executive Secretary, 1983-1985
Box   6
Folder   16
Rusk County - Miscellaneous
Box   6
Folder   17
Shullsburg Lawsuit, 1981
Box   6
Folder   18
Small Cities Panel Discussion, 1979-1981
Box   6
Folder   19
Special Distributions
Box   6
Folder   20
Technical Reports
Box   6
Folder   21
Uranium Exploration, 1979-1980
Box   6
Folder   22
Vocational Technical Adult Education (VTAE) Funding, 1979-1981
Box   6
Folder   23
Water Policy, 1980-1982
Box   6
Folder   24
Wisconsin Counties Mineral Resources Association, 1978-1985
Box   6
Folder   25
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) Committee, 1979
VBA 751
Series: Videotape: On Camera: Mining Investment and Local Impact Fund Board
1998/081
Part 2 (1998/081): Additions, 1938-1987
Physical Description: 5.4 cubic feet (5 records center cartons and 1 archives box) 
Scope and Content Note: Records relating to mining and its tax and financial impact in Wisconsin from 1938-1987. Documents include valuation reports, taxation reports and papers, annual reports to the Interstate Commerce Commission, and annual reports to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue. Also includes documentation from Soo Line Railroad's tax levy and subsequent reviews, appraisals, and appeals.
Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey valuation reports
Box   1
Folder   1-10
Cary Mine, 1938-1966
Box   1
Folder   11-12
Davidson Mine, 1954-1957
Box   1
Folder   13-18
Montreal Mine, 1938-1960
Box   1
Folder   19-21
Department of Taxation reports, 1955-1963
Wisconsin Mineral Taxation papers
Box   2
Folder   1-9
1962-1979
Box   2
Folder   10
Copper Mine news clippings and background material, 1974
Box   2
Folder   11
Special study commission, 1975
Box   2
Folder   12
Mining net proceeds, 1975
Soo Line
Box   3
Folder   1
Post-trial briefs and pre-brief offers and compromise counteroffers
Box   3
Folder   2
Review of decision
Box   3
Folder   3-4
Supreme Court briefs, working papers
Box   3
Folder   5
Background documents
Appeal documents
Box   3
Folder   6-9
, 1978 and prior
Box   4
Folder   1-4
1978-1985
Box   4
Folder   5-7
Exhibits
Box   4
Folder   8-10
Case studies, reports, opinions of articles, 1964-1980
Box   4
Folder   11
National Tax Association meeting proceedings and reports, 1952-1962
Box   4
Folder   12
Operating property valuation: State of Minnesota, 1980-1981
Box   4
Folder   13
Ad valorem tax work papers, 1981-1982
Box   4
Folder   14
Wisconsin Department of Revenue assessment work papers, 1982
Box   5
Folder   1-3
Assessment data, 1974
Box   6
Folder   1-13
Annual report to Interstate Commerce Commission, 1968-1980
Box   6
Folder   14-18
Annual report to Wisconsin Department of Revenue, 1971-1980
2007/075
Part 3 (2007/075): Additions, 1982-1999
Physical Description: 1.0 cubic foot (1 records center carton) 
Scope and Content Note: Files about the grant program of the Mining Impact Board from the office of the Secretary of the Department of Revenue. These files are probably not the official board files. Included are applications submitted, 1996-1997; correspondence with grant recipients; financial reports; and minutes and meeting files for 1995 only. Also included are subject files on various aspects of mine taxation in Wisconsin, 1982-1999.