INCO Rail Equipment: Technical Drawings and Safety Information (Binder)

Name/Title

INCO Rail Equipment: Technical Drawings and Safety Information (Binder)

Entry/Object ID

2022.41.03

Tags

International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO), Mining History, Mining Industry, Nickel Mining, Copper Mining, Health and Safety, Railway History, Sudbury, Ontario, District of Sudbury, The Sudbury Basin

Scope and Content

Book, binder containing technical drawings, costs, and safety information for the International Nickel Company of Canada's rail equipment.

Context

The International Nickel Company of Canada used a variety of rail equipment to transport slag. The binder provides technical drawings, uses, and costs for operating this equipment. The contents are as follows: - Slag Car and Pots - New Slop Properties - Safety Orientation - 1998 Slag Excavation - Track Metal Prices - Grade Comparisons - Ministry of Transportation of Ontario Prices: Northern Ontario - Copper E Loads - Railroad Estimations - Railroad Materials - Rail Terminology - Diamond Costs - Rail Clip - Datum Differ - Cost Per Slag Haul - Slag Dump Railroad Designs The International Nickel Company of Canada was founded in 1902, when the Canadian Copper Company and Orford Company merged with the financial backing of American banker J. P. Morgan and Charles Schwab of Carnegie Steel. It was the world's leading producer of Nickel. By 2006 INCO was bought out by the Brazilian company Vale.

Collection

Mining History, International Nickel Company of Canada, Sudbury History

Cataloged By

unknown

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Binder, Ring

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Binder, Loose-Leaf

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Report, Technical

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Report

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Administrative Records

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO)

Date(s) of Creation

1902

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

INCO Rail Equipment: Technical Drawings and Safety Information (Binder)

Description

Book, binder containing technical drawings, costs, and safety information for the International Nickel Company of Canada's rail equipment.

Creator

International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO)

Date(s) of Creation

1991

Subjects

Railways, Mines, Smelting mills, Mining, Ore cars

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

7692

Dimensions

Width

13 in

Length

9 in

Location

Location

Wall

Mining History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

March 9, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Embrittlement

Date Examined

Mar 9, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, metal (binder)

Structure

The pages are growing brittle

Provenance

Provenance Detail

International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO) History

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Provenance Detail

E. Mansikka

Owner/Agent

E. Mansikka

Role

Owner/ Donor

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on March 9, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

March 9, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

March 10, 2022