Name/Title
The Big Nickel: Inco at Home and AbroadEntry/Object ID
2022.179.01Tags
International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO), Mining History, Mining Industry, Copper Mining, Nickel Mining, Sudbury, Ontario, District of Sudbury, The Sudbury BasinScope and Content
Book discussing the history of the International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO).Context
The book discusses the history of the company, covering a span from when it was founded in 1902 until 1977 when the book was published.
The book is broken down into chapters to cover a full corporate history, they are as follows:
1. Acknowledgements
2. Foreward
3. Introduction
4. The Birth of a Monopoly
5. Who Dug the Mines?
6. Inco in Guatemala
7. ... And in Indonesia
8. New Growth Strategies: The End of Motherhood
9. Scorched Earth
10. ...And Broken Bodies
11. Why Inco?
12. Appendix: Working in Thompson
13. Afterword
14. NotesCollection
International Nickel Company of Canada, Mining History, Sudbury HistoryCataloged By
unknownLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Details
Creator
Between the LinesDate(s) of Creation
1977Primary Language
EnglishArchive Items Details
Title
The Big Nickel: Inco at Home and AbroadDescription
Book discussing the history of the International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO).Creator
Jamie Swift, The Development Education CentreDate(s) of Creation
1977Subjects
History, Mining, Nickel mining, Copper mining, CompaniesNotes
"FALCONBRIDGE NICKEL MINES LIMITED
NICKEL DIVISION - SUDBURY OPERATIONS"
"JAN 24 1978" stamped on first pageEthnography
Cultural Region
City
Toronto, OntarioState/Province
OntarioCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)Other Number
1940Location
Location
Wall
Mining History SectionRoom
Dale Wilson Reference LibraryBuilding
NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre* Untyped Location
Capreol, OntarioCategory
StorageDate
February 22, 2022Condition
Reason for Exam
At AcquisitionOverall Condition
ExcellentDate Examined
Feb 22, 2022Examined By
Kat BezaireProvenance
Provenance Detail
Falconbridge LimitedOwner/Agent
Falconbridge LimitedRole
OwnerPlace
City
Greater SudburyCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
OntarioAcquisition Method
GiftProvenance Detail
International Nickel Company of Canada (INCO) HistoryPlace
City
Greater SudburyCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
OntarioProvenance Detail
Mining HistoryGeneral Notes
Note Type
Cataloging NoteNote
Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on February 22, 2022 by Kat BezaireCreated By
normhclibrary@gmail.comCreate Date
February 22, 2022Updated By
normhclibrary@gmail.comUpdate Date
February 22, 2022