Paul L. Andry, Jr. (collector), Papers of Moa Bay Mining Company, 1957-1958
(Collection 94)
Collection Guide
Prepared by Ruth Olivera, March 1991.
Paul L. Andry, who was apparently an engineer for Bedell and Nelson Engineers Inc., of New Orleans , worked on the design of a large plant at Moa Bay , Cuba , for the mining and processing of nickel and cobalt. It was being built in 1957 and 1958 by the Moa Bay Mining Company, a subsidiary of the Cuban American Nickel Company, which in turn was a subsidiary of the Freeport Sulphur Company of New Orleans , Louisiana .
Andry assembled the papers which appear here. They consist of blueprints, letters and notes dealing with design and construction, specifications, and an illustrated newsletters describing the entire operation, which was projected to be operational in the summer of 1959. No indication is given of the fate of this facility after Castro assumed power.
Folder 1
Notes, letters, specifications, a drawing, and blueprints for the power plant and boiler. Also the newsletter "New Skylines in Cuba ," issued October 1958, by the Cuban American Nickel Company. 1957-1958. 28 pieces.
Folder 2
Blueprints for the diesel oil tank and piping. 1957-1958. 6 pieces.
Folder 3
Specifications for three steam turbine generators, with addendum. 1957. 3 pieces.
Folder 4
Notes, a letter, and specifications for two closed boiler feedwater heaters. 1957. 6 pieces.
Folder 5
Specifications for a water treating system and four boiler feed pumps. 1957. 2 pieces.
Folder 6
Blueprints for grading and drainage and piping, and notes on start-up screens. 1958. 3 pieces.
