Name/Title

The Romance of Nickel

Entry/Object ID

2022.113.01

Tags

Mining History, Mining Industry, Nickel Mining, International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO)

Scope and Content

Book discussing the history of nickel, production process, refining process, and uses of nickel

Context

The book was likely produced for a younger audience as it reads more as a story rather than a factual book. The book discusses the history of nickel's use and discovery as well as the mining processes of production and refinery, and ending with the uses of nickel and the importance of the nickel industry to Canada. The book is broken down into parts, they are as follows: 1. Nickel Down Through the Ages 2. How Nickel is Produced 3. Copper Refining 4. What Nickel is used for 5. What Nickel means to Canada

Collection

International Nickel Company of Canada, Mining History

Cataloged By

unknown

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

International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO)

Date(s) of Creation

1902

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

The Romance of Nickel

Description

Book discussing the history of nickel, production process, refining process, and uses of nickel

Creator

International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO)

Date(s) of Creation

1957

Subjects

History, Nickel mining, Mining, Copper mining

Notes

"Stock, G. R." written on the first page

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

2097

Dimensions

Width

6-1/4 in

Length

9-1/4 in

Parts

Count

1

Parts

Second copy of the book

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 1, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Feb 1, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, velvet, rope

Provenance

Provenance Detail

International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO) History

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

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

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on February 1, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 1, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 1, 2022