Falconbridge 60 Years, 1928-1988
Name/Title
Falconbridge 60 Years, 1928-1988Entry/Object ID
2022.297.01Tags
Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Falconbridge, Ontario, Mining History, Mining Industry, Nickel Mining, Sudbury, Ontario, District of Sudbury, The Sudbury BasinScope and Content
Book discussing and celebrating the 60th year of Falconbridge, Ontario founded in 1928 with the establishment of the Falconbridge Nickel Mines.Context
The book covers a history of both the development of the town of Falconbridge as well as the Falconbridge Nickel Mines company. It includes a poem as well as historical photographs, context, maps, and plans to provide a history of Falconbridge. 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
Secondary Source