General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

18

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Opaque synthetic film sheets (3) secured by clear adhesive-backed tape; black lead pencil markings.

Dimensions

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

Length

29.4 cm

Width

21.1 cm

Height

N/A

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

Daguilh

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Ottawa

Context

Country

Haiti

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Specific: These items 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

Used to develop detailed graphic record of a specific area.

Technical

Part of a collection which contains tools and technologies used by Canadian prospectors abroad. [Ref. 1] This is one of a number of mapping sheets received within plotting board 2014.0047. In this example three transparent sheets, each depicting select details, are overlaid on one another and secured together to produce the map. Drawings were made by Ralph in the field and the camp. [Ref. ]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Various symbols and text recorded on sheet.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Opaque synthetic film sheet; black lead pencil markings.

Decoration

N/A