Name/Title

Quest for Ore

Entry/Object ID

2022.126.01

Tags

Mining History, Mining Industry, Nickel Mining, Gold Mining, Iron Mining, Prospecting History

Scope and Content

Book discussing the history of the development of the mining industry, and the process of mining and all of the products made possible because of the mining industry.

Context

The book covers the history of mining and the process of mining as well as prospecting history. The book is broken down into chapters, they are as follows: 1. The Alien World Below 2. The Beginnings of the Mesabi Range 3. My Father, Iron Pioneer 4. The Mighty Mesabi 5. Prospecting in the Pre-Cambrian Shield 6. Jungle Trails in Cuba and Honduras 7. A Mine in the Chihuahua Desert 8. Matching Wits with the Conquistadores 9. A Mine in the Sierra Madre of Mexico 10. Above Timber Line in British Columbia 11. Old Nick's Metal 12. Falconbridge Nickel 13. Placer Gold in Idaho 14. New Guinea Gold 15. Colombian Gold 16. Jungle Trails in Colombia 17. The Metal That is Always a Bridesmaid 18. The Struggle for Electrolytic Manganese 19. A New Metal Emerges 20. Scramming Out 21. She's Deep Enough

Collection

Mining History

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

T. S. Dension and Company, Inc

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1950

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Quest for Ore

Description

Book discussing the history of the development of the mining industry, and the process of mining and all of the products made possible because of the mining industry.

Creator

Russell H. Bennett

Date(s) of Creation

1963

Subjects

History, Mining, Nickel mining, Gold mining, Prospecting

Notes

"Stock, G. R" "To: Mr. G. R. Stock, Historian Falconbridge Nickel Mines with the best wishes of the author Russel H. Bennett" Written on first page

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Minnesota, USA

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Photo Number

Other Number

P0018

Dimensions

Width

5-3/4 in

Length

8-3/4 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

February 2, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Embrittlement

Date Examined

Feb 2, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, binding

Notes

The spine has grown brittle due to age

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Mining History

Provenance Detail

George R. Stock

Owner/Agent

George R. Stock

Role

Donor/author

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 2, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 2, 2022