Falconbridge Tours: 10th Commonwealth and Metallurgical Congress

Name/Title

Falconbridge Tours: 10th Commonwealth and Metallurgical Congress

Entry/Object ID

2022.158.01

Tags

Mining History, Mining Industry, Sudbury, Ontario, District of Sudbury, Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Falconbridge, Ontario, Nickel Mining

Scope and Content

Book, tour of Falconbridge guide

Context

The guide was made for the 10th Commonwealth Mining and Metallurgical Congress which was held on September 11th and 12th, 1974. The book was provided to members of the congress. It is broken down into sections, they are as follows: 1. Falconbridge Trips 2. General Information 3. Falconbridge Historical 4. Strathcona Mine 5. Strathcona Crushing Plant 6. Strathcona Concentrator 7. Introduction and General Geological Setting of the Sudbury Basin 8. Road Log to Accompany Sudbury District Geology Map 9. Table of Formations Seen 10. Descriptions of Points of Interest - Ladies' Tour

Collection

Mining History, Falconbridge Nickel Mines Collection, Sudbury History

Cataloged By

unknown

Category

Primary 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

Falconbridge Limited

Date(s) of Creation

1928

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Falconbridge Tours: 10th Commonwealth and Metallurgical Congress

Description

Book, tour of Falconbridge guide

Creator

Falconbridge Limited

Date(s) of Creation

1974

Subjects

History, Touring, Tour guides, Mining, Mines

Notes

"Stock" written on front cover

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

2270

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

11 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 17, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Embrittlement, Stains, Fold

Date Examined

Feb 17, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, binding

Notes

The spine is plastic and it has grown brittle due to age

Provenance

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

Provenance Detail

Falconbridge Limited

Owner/Agent

Falconbridge Limited

Role

Owner

Place

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

Provenance Detail

Mining History

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on February 17, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 17, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 17, 2022