Set of Four Maps from the Department of Mines showing the Iron Deposits at Moose Mountain

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

2019.041.001: Map: Canada Department of Mines showing Deposit # 8, 9, and 9A of the Moose Mountain Iron Bearing District in Hutton Township, Sudbury District.1913
2019.041.001

Map: Canada Department of Mines showing Deposit # 8, 9, and 9A of the Moose Mountain Iron Bearing District in Hutton Township, Sudbury District.1913

Name/Title

Set of Four Maps from the Department of Mines showing the Iron Deposits at Moose Mountain

Entry/Object ID

2019.041.001-4

Tags

Moose Mountain Mine, Iron, Iron Mining, Mining History, Mining Industry, District of Sudbury, The Sudbury Basin, Sellwood, Ontario

Scope and Content

Set of four maps produced by the Canada Department of Mines showing iron deposits at Moose Mountain for the years 1913 and 1914.

Context

The Moose Mountain Mine, located in the township of Sellwood, Ontario operated from 1907 to 1920. The property was leased from the Moose Mountain Limited from Lowphos Ore, a subsidiary of the National Steel Corporation. It was an iron mine. Sellwood became a ghost town shortly after the mine closed. In 1959, the National Steel Company began operating in the area and removed the remains of the previous townsite due to open pit mining. The new mine closed in 1978. The maps show the following: 1. 2019.041.001: Map: Canada Department of Mines showing Deposit # 8, 9, and 9A of the Moose Mountain Iron Bearing District in Hutton Township, Sudbury District.1913 2. 2019.041.002: Map: Canada Department of Mines showing Moose Mountain Iron Bearing District, Hutton Township, Sudbury District. 1914 3. 2019.041.003: Map: Canada Department of Mines showing the Northern Portion of Deposit #2 Moose Mountain Iron Bearing District, Hutton Township, Sudbury District. 1913 4. 2019.041.004: Map: Canada Department of Mines showing Deposit #11 Moose Mountain Iron Bearing District, Kitchener and Hutton Township, Sudbury District. 1913

Collection

Mining History, Moose Mountain Mine Collection, Sudbury History, Capreol History

Cataloged By

Dale Wilson

Category

Primary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Survey, Land

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Map

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cartograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

The Canadian Department of Mines and Technical Surveys

Date(s) of Creation

1907

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Known at the time as "Canada Department of Mines"

Archive Items Details

Title

Set of Four Maps from the Department of Mines showing the Iron Deposits at Moose Mountain

Description

Set of four maps produced by the Canada Department of Mines showing iron deposits at Moose Mountain for the years 1913 and 1914.

Creator

Canada Department of Energy, Mines and Resources

Date(s) of Creation

1913 - 1914

Container

In an envelope labeled "4 Maps Moose Mountain Iron Mines -Selwood- Eileen Thompson"

Subjects

Maps, Surveying, Iron mining, Geology

Ethnography

Cultural Region

City

Ottawa, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

31311

Dimensions

Width

29-1/2 in

Length

21-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

All four maps are approximately the same dimensions

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

March 9, 2022

Notes

In an envelope labeled "4 Maps Moose Mountain Iron Mines -Selwood- Eileen Thompson"

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Fair

Condition Detail

Embrittlement, Tear, Creasing

Date Examined

Mar 9, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Surface

There are some tears on each map

Materials

paper, ink

Structure

The maps have all grown brittle due to age

Recommendations

Handle with caution

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Moose Mountain Mine

Owner/Agent

Moose Mountain Mine

Role

Owner/Subject

Place

Ghost Town

Sellwood, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

Provenance Detail

Eileen Thompson

Owner/Agent

Eileen Thompson

Role

Board Member

Place

* Untyped Place

Capreol, Ontario

City

Greater Sudbury

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

State/Province

Ontario

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on November 30, 2019 by Dale Wilson, re-cataloged on March 9, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

March 9, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

March 9, 2022