General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Stainless-steel knife has folding silver metal blade; grip portion of knife has black finish.

Dimensions

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

Length

10.0 cm

Width

4.3 cm

Height

2.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Exploration and Survey

Category

Archives

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Stanley

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Haiti

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Presumably used 2010 to 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

General: Used for cutting. Specific: Used to check the hardness of rocks and minerals. [Ref. 1]

Technical

Made of stainless steel, this folding utility knife is durable but light The skeleton structure makes it easy to carry and attach the knife to clothing or a backpack in a variety of ways. [Ref. 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"STANLEY/ 10- 253" stamped into base of blade. "STANLEY" stamped into one side of handle.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Stainless-steel knife has folding silver metal blade; grip portion of knife has black finish.

Decoration

N/A