Contents -- Foreword / Joaquin Ruiz -- Introduction / John M. Guilbert -- Book I, 1935-1961. Early life, education, and work, with no freedom to plan exploration and no discoveries. -- Chapter One. First Exposure to Mineral Exploration, 1935-1949-Cumming and Lowell Families-Childhood in the Great Depression-Summer Jobs-Education in the College of Mines -- Chapter Two. Marriage to Edith, 1948-Summer Job in Aguas Calientes, Chihuahua, Mexico, with Edith-Life in Tucson and Graduation -- Chapter Three. Mining Engineer, Shift Boss, and Night Foreman, Santa Eulalia Mine, Mexico, 1949-Exploration Geologist with U.S. Atomic Energy Commission -- Chapter Four. MS Geology at Stanford, 1954-1955-Ranwick Inc., Menlove Mine, and Southwest Ventures-Geologist and District Geologist, Utah Construction Company, 1959-1961 -- Book II, 1961-1972. Consulting work with considerable freedom to plan exploration, three discoveries, and one partial discovery. -- Chapter One. Initial Development of the Porphyry Copper Model-A Consultant on Five Minutes' Notice, 1961-1969-The Kalamazoo Discovery-The Vekol Hills Discovery-The Kaiser Project and Bajo Alumbrera-Daniel Jackling Award -- Chapter Two. Fame and Professional Advancement from the Lowell-Guilbert Porphyry Copper Model-Thayer Lindsley Lecturer for the Society of Economic Geologists-Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Society Distinguished Lecturer-Consulting for Bethlehem Copper and the JA Orebody Discovery-Associate Editor of Economic Geology -- Book III, 1973-1991. Launching new enterprises with more freedom to plan exploration and significant finder's fees, seven discoveries.

Chapter One. Exploration in the Canadian Bush and a Unique Career Formula-The Covered Area Project and the Casa Grande West Discovery-Exploration Strategy-Moving out of the United States-Adventures in the Philippines-Fieldwork in Luzon-"Godfather" of Lepanto's Far Southeast Orebody -- Chapter Two. Consultant for Codelco's Mines in Chile-The Atacama Project-La Escondida, the Largest Copper Mine in the World-Zaldívar, Another World-Class Deposit-Two Partial Medium-Sized Discoveries, San Cristobal and Leonor-The María Rosa Project -- Chapter Three. Stories from Chile-Tales from Honduras to East Asia-Mules, Grizzly Bears, Elephants, and Cobras -- Chapter Four. Independent Illegal Miners throughout the World-Gaby and the 1,400 Petroleros-King King, Where There Were 3,000 Illegal Miners-High Graders in the United States and the Saga of Fraction Brown -- Book IV, 1992-2014. Total freedom to plan exploration, more innovation and risk taking with ownership, six discoveries and large financial return. -- Chapter One. Los Calatos Discovery in Peru and Inadequate Financing-Further Exploration in Southern Peru-Exploration for Gold in Northern Peru and the Discovery of the Pierina Orebody-Barrick Launches a "Hostile" Takeover-Consummating a Billion-Dollar Takeover-Doctor Honoris Causa at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru-Election to the National Academy of Engineering-2000 Society of Economic Geologist Exchange Lecture Tour in Australia. -- Chapter Two. Zamora River Project in Ecuador 1999-2014-The Warintza Discovery in Ecuador-The Mirador Discovery in Ecuador-University of Arizona Honorary Doctor of Science Degree, 2000-Robert M. Dreyer Award-Mining and Metallurgical Society of America Gold Medal.

Chapter Three. Toromocho Discovery in Peru, 2002-2006-One-Year Due Diligence Study-Privatization from the Peruvian Government-120,000-Meter Drilling Project and Detailed Geological Analysis-Increase in Ore Reserves by Ten Times to Over 2.2 Billion Tons of Ore-Sale to Chinalco, the Largest Chinese Mining Company-American Mining Hall of Fame Inductee-SEG Penrose Gold Medal -- Chapter Four. Alto Paraná Titanium Iron Discovery in Paraguay, 2006-2014-Potentially Largest Titanium Resource in the World-Australian Academy of Science 2009 Haddon King Medal-National Mining Hall of Fame Inductee-London Mining Journal Lifetime Achievement Award -- Chapter Five. Formation of Lowell Copper Ltd.-The Warintza Project in Ecuador-The Ricardo Project in Chile-The Santa Marta Copper Project in Mexico -- Chapter Six. History of Our Atascosa Ranch -- Chapter Seven. Collecting Mine Lamps-Lifelong Exercise Program-Skin Diving and the Gulf of California-Other Recreations and Close Personal Friends-Sea Cloud Trips -- Chapter Eight. Susan Lowell Humphreys and William Ross Humphreys-William David Lowell-Douglas Glenton Lowell and Roxanne Chernin Lowell -- Epilogue -- Appendixes -- J. David Lowell Family Tree -- Associations with the University of Arizona -- Discoveries -- Honors and Awards -- J. David Lowell Publications -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- Photographs.