General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Off- white woven fabric [possibly canvas] bag; yellow paper tag sewn to bag bears back text.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

24.2 cm

Width

22.5 cm

Height

1.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Exploration and Survey

Category

Survey equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Miners

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Idaho

City

Riggins

Context

Country

Haiti

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Specific: This bag used between 2010 and 2013.

Canada

Item from comprehensive collection of tools and technologies used by a Canadian prospector, who worked in the exploration division of Newmont Mining Corporation in Haiti between 2010 and 2013. This collection reflects three aspects of the modern Canadian mining, crucial to the understanding of this sector: mobility of the workforce, ethnicity in the workforce, and globalization. The mining workforce has been highly mobile on both community and individual levels. Entire towns formed around mining operations and died or changed their character when the resources were exhausted. Mining professionals, especially in the field of mineral exploration, work in various often remote locations around the globe, and cover long distances in their daily work. The items donated to the Museum well represent the type of tools and technologies necessary to working outdoors, in remote locations, and a tropical climate. Ethnicity continues to play a role in the sector’s hiring practices. In this particular case, an employer looked for a recent graduate, bilingual prospector, educated in Canada, who could also communicate in Haitian-Creole. A set of hiring criteria in mining is often very specific and difficult to meet by Canadian graduates, but essential to succeeding in exploration projects conducted abroad. Donated artifacts reflect Haitian-Creole cultural context of Newmont operations. [Ref. 1]

Function

To contain and identify rock samples during transit from original site to laboratory.

Technical

The collection contains tools and technologies used by Canadian prospectors abroad. These objects are all examples of the complex socio-cultural and economic context around mining operations. [Ref.1] Tag attached to the bag allows a prospector to record the date, location and remarks regarding the samples. Donor also used this bag to carry tobacco – hence the word “pipes” on the bag.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"Pipes" printed by hand in black marker on bag face. "DATE", "AREA", "REMARKS" and "MINERS, INCORPORATED/ Riggins, Idaho 83549" printed in black on paper tag.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Off- white woven fabric [possibly canvas] bag; yellow paper tag sewn to bag bears back text.

Decoration

N/A