Falcon, Vol 7 (2), 1973
Name/Title
Falcon, Vol 7 (2), 1973Entry/Object ID
2022.295.01Tags
Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Falconbridge, Ontario, Mining History, Mining Industry, Nickel Mining, The Sudbury Basin, District of SudburyScope and Content
Newsletter, Falcon, volume 7 number 2 published in February of 1973 by the Falconbridge Nickel Mines.Context
The newsletter was a monthly newsletter published by Falconbridge Nickel Mines discussing various stories involving both employees and the company. The stories are as follows: - Snips and clips from the Editor's Notes - Sign Boasts of Record, Urges Repeat Performance - Employee Relations Curlers Chaps of Fourth Bonspiel - East Mine Rink Still Undefeated - M. E. Penstone Chief Geologist, Sudbury Operations - Conservation of Water Resources Year-Round Job for Sudbury Personnel - All-Weather Water Sampling Provides Continuing Measurement of Efficiency of Pollution Abatement Systems - Sudbury Ladies Caught "Bonspiel Fever" Launched Annual Competition - Girls Crowned at Carnival - Manibridge Families Busy On Ice, Water and Diamond - Five Strathcona Miners Share Accident-Free Record of 67 Years - NBU Mines Buys Share in Mattagami Lake Claims - Sault Hosts Win Falconbridge Trophy at NOCA The Falconbridge Mine Company was founded in Toronto, Ontario in 1928. It was a natural resources company focused on exploration, mining, processing, and marketing of metals and minerals, specifically: nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum. Falconbridge Nickel Mines was incorporated August 28, 1928 as a subsidiary of Ventures Limited. Mining in the Town of Falconbridge. In 1928, Thayer Lindsley created Ventures Limited as a holding company for various other companies and mining claims. Ventures Limited then purchased Falconbridge Mines in August 1928 from the Bennett-Longyear interests for $2,500,000. In 2006 Falconbridge Nickel Mines was purchased by the Swiss company Xstrata, which was later bought out by Glencore in 2013.Collection
Mining History, Falconbridge Nickel Mines Collection, Sudbury HistoryCataloged By
Kat BezaireCategory
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