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- OBJECT TYPE
- mine/signal code
- DATE
- 1979
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2011.0065.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- A yellow metal sign.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 59.8 cm
- Width
- 35.5 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mining and Metallurgy
- Category
- Mineral extraction
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
This sign was used at the Duvernay Mine in the Val-D'or area, which was operated by Les mines D'Or Standard Ltd. The Val-D'or area is very important to Canadian mining since the discovery of gold there in 1923. Gold, copper, zinc and lead are still mined there today. - Function
-
This signage depicts a communication system used by hoist operators in case of emergencies in which radios will not work. A rope is attached to bells installed above ground. The sign indicates the number of pulls on the rope to communicate with the hoist operator. - Technical
-
Produced by the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail du Québec, the sign provided consistent hoist operation communication standards throughout Québec's mines. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Mfr's:"[Quebec government logo] Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail du Québec/CODES DES SGNAUX/MINE SIGNAL CODE/COUPS/BELLS/1STOP/1 HOIST/3-3-1 HOIST SLOWLY/2 LOWER/3-3-2 LOWER SLOWLY/1-2 CHAIRING AND UNCHAIRING/3 CAUTIONARY SIGNAL/4 BLASTING SIGNAL/5 RELEASE SIGNAL/9 DANGER SIGNAL/[bilingual, French]."
- Missing
- Nothing is missing.
- Finish
- A metal sign.
- Decoration
- None.
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Unknown Manufacturer, Sign, after 1979, Artifact no. 2011.0065, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2011.0065.001/
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