Two Miners in a Falconbridge Mine
Name/Title
Two Miners in a Falconbridge MineEntry/Object ID
2022.779.01Tags
Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Falconbridge, Ontario, Mining History, Mining Industry, Nickel Mining, Platinum Mining, Copper Mining, Cobalt Mining, District of Sudbury, The Sudbury BasinDescription
Black and white photograph showing two miners in an unidentified Falconbridge Mine. They are both men wearing lantern helmets, glasses, and coverallsPhotograph Details
Type of Photograph
Collodion PrintAspect Ratio
1:1Subject
Falconbridge Nickel MinesSubject Person or Organization
Falconbridge LimitedSubject Place
Township
Falconbridge, OntarioCity
Greater SudburyCountry
CanadaContinent
North AmericaState/Province
OntarioContext
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 2013Collection
Falconbridge Nickel Mines Collection, Mining History, Sudbury HistoryCataloged By
unknownCategory
Primary Source