Canadian Mineral Statistics: Mining Events 1604-1956

Name/Title

Canadian Mineral Statistics: Mining Events 1604-1956

Entry/Object ID

2022.216.01

Tags

Mining History, Mining Industry, Rocks and Minerals, Geology

Scope and Content

Book, report published by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Mineral Statistics Section, discussing mineral statistics and mining events in Canada.

Context

The report lists all known mining events that occurred in Canada between 1604 and 1956 as well as the history of mineral production in Canada. The dates of mining events are listed in chronological order, listing the year, date, location, and happenings of each event. For the history of mineral production section, it covers a history spanning from 1886-1956. It includes charts showing the productions of different types of minerals in Canada between 1886 and 1956 as well as a preliminary estimate of Canada's Mineral Production in 1956. The production estimates are also broken down into provinces and also list their mineral statistics.

Collection

Mining History, Canadian History Collection (General)

Cataloged By

unknown

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

Statistics Canada

Date(s) of Creation

1918

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Canadian Mineral Statistics: Mining Events 1604-1956

Description

Book, report published by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Mineral Statistics Section, discussing mineral statistics and mining events in Canada.

Creator

Statistics Canada

Date(s) of Creation

1956

Subjects

History, Mining, Mineral deposits, Statistics, Prediction

Notes

"File Stock, G. R." written on front cover

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

2278

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 28, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Detail

Tear

Date Examined

Feb 28, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, staples

Notes

One small tear on the front cover, by the spine

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

Statistics Canada

Owner/Agent

Statistics Canada

Role

Owner/Publisher

Place

City

Ottawa, Ontario

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Acquisition Method

Gift

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged by an unknown user, re-cataloged on February 28, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

February 28, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

February 28, 2022