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Kenneth J. Barr was born in Wylam, Alabama, a suburb of Birmingham. He graduated from Auburn University in 1947 as a chemical engineer and in 1948 began his career with Standard Oil Company (Indiana) as a junior petroleum engineer in Hobbs, New Mexico. He attended the Northwestern University Institute for Management in 1964. After 32 years in various engineering and management positions with Standard, he was Executive Vice President of Amoco Production Company in 1979.
In 1979, Amoco acquired Cyprus Mining Company and Barr was named President. In 1980, Cyprus was merged with Amoco Minerals Company and Barr became President of Amoco Minerals Company. In 1985, Amoco spun off all its mineral business into a new Cyprus Minerals Company with Barr as its President and CEO. In 1990, he became Chairman and CEO until his retirement in 1991. After the spin off, Cyprus expanded to become a major producer of copper, coal, molybdenum, lithium and industrial minerals and an important producer of iron ore, zinc and gold.
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