Report of the Bureau of Mines, 1905 Part II: The Cobalt-Nickel Arsenides and Silver Deposits of Temiskaming

Name/Title

Report of the Bureau of Mines, 1905 Part II: The Cobalt-Nickel Arsenides and Silver Deposits of Temiskaming

Entry/Object ID

2022.212.01

Tags

Mining History, Mining Industry, Silver Mining, Cobalt, Ontario, District of Temiskaming, Cobalt Mining, Nickel Mining, Geology

Scope and Content

Book, report by the Bureau of Mines discussing the Cobalt-Nickel aresenides and silver deposits in the Temiskaming area.

Context

The report discusses the deposits in the area as well as a geological history of the area. It is broken down into sections, they are as follows: 1. Introduction 2. Situation and Discovery 3. Notes on Minerals 4. The Cobalt Silver Veins 5. Ores of the Keewatin 6. Limestone 7. Clay 8. Regional Disturbances 9. Character and Strike of Veins 10. Metamorphism of Silver Area 11. The Rocks of the Area 12. Lake Superior Silver Deposits 13. Other Canadian Nickel-Cobalt Ores 14. Foreign Cobalt Deposits 15. Metallurgy

Collection

Mining History, District of Temiskaming History Collection

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Report

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Administrative Records

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Ministry of Natural Resources

Date(s) of Creation

circa 1900

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Report of the Bureau of Mines, 1905 Part II: The Cobalt-Nickel Arsenides and Silver Deposits of Temiskaming

Description

Book, report by the Bureau of Mines discussing the Cobalt-Nickel aresenides and silver deposits in the Temiskaming area.

Creator

Willet G. Miller

Date(s) of Creation

1905 - 1906

Subjects

History, Mining, Geology, Mineral deposits, Nickel mining, Silver

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

Photo Number

Other Number

P0055

Dimensions

Width

6-1/2 in

Length

9-3/4 in

Parts

Count

3

Parts

One book, two maps (pictured)

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 28, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Poor

Condition Detail

Embrittlement, Tear, Creasing

Date Examined

Feb 28, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, binding

Structure

The book is extremely fragile

Notes

The spine on the book is extremely brittle and has now become exposed. The front cover is nearly detached.

Recommendations

Handle with caution.

Provenance

Provenance Detail

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Owner/Agent

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Role

Owner, publisher

Place

City

Toronto, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

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

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 28, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 28, 2022