Ira Joralemon

Over a career spanning more than six decades, Joralemon was involved in the discovery and development of numerous major copper and gold deposits, many of which went on to become operational mines.

[2] His work with the C&A Company was interrupted by World War I, during which Joralemon served with the United States Army Air Service between 1917 and 1919.

[2] However, in 1922 Joralemon resigned from the C&A Company to set up his own consultancy, although he did maintain close links to the C&A and to Phelps Dodge, who merged with C&A in 1931, for the rest of his career.

[2] He also acted as an executive board member for many mining companies and published numerous technical reports and scientific manuscripts during this period.

[2] Following his retirement, Joralemon updated the text and expanded it to include many aspects of more modern mining operations, and this was published as Copper: The Encompassing Story of Mankind's First Metal in 1973.