Falconbridge: Portrait of a Canadian Mining Multinational

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Falconbridge: Portrait of a Canadian Mining Multinational

Entry/Object ID

2022.170.01

Tags

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

Scope and Content

Book discussing the history of the development of the Falconbridge Nickel Mines in Sudbury, Ontario.

Context

The book discusses the corporate history of Falconbridge, specifically focusing on the importance of nickel and the nickel monopoly between Falconbridge and INCO. The book is broken down into chapters, they are as follows: 1. Nickel: Vital Raw Material 2. Forging the Nickel Monopoly: Inco 3. The Rise of Falconbridge 4. High Finance and Rivalry for Power 5. Unholy Matrimony: The Marriage of Business and Government 6. Canada's Wasting Heritage 7. The Caribbean Crews: Falconbridge Dominicana 8. Profits from Apartheid: Falconbridge in Africa 9. Transnational Empire

Collection

Falconbridge Nickel Mines Collection, Mining History, Sudbury 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

James Lorimer and Company Limited

Date(s) of Creation

2008

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Falconbridge: Portrait of a Canadian Mining Multinational

Description

Book discussing the history of the development of the Falconbridge Nickel Mines in Sudbury, Ontario.

Creator

James Lorimer

Date(s) of Creation

1975

Subjects

History, Big business, Mining, Nickel mining, Corporate takeovers

Notes

"G. R. Stock 38 Riverside Drive Apartment 2 Sudbury, Ontario {illegible}" "11 Jun 75" "Stock" on 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

1939

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

0-88862-077-2

Dimensions

Width

5-1/4 in

Length

8 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 18, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Scratch, Creasing, Fading

Date Examined

Feb 18, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, binding

Provenance

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

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

Mining History

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on February 18, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 18, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 18, 2022