General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

case [.1]

Patents

N/A

General Description

Medium-brown heavy leather rectangular case has smooth finished face; opposite surface is rough, unfinished leather; band of light brown leather on face stitched in such a way as to form storage sleeves.

Dimensions

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

Length

23.0 cm

Width

16.7 cm

Height

1.2 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

Gfeller

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Idaho

City

Meridian

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

To house and make readily available small drawing instruments, pens and pencils and facilitate their transportation.

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] Only very specific colours of pencils are used in mapping. They are standardized to facilitate reading and reproduction of hand-made maps. [Ref. 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"GFELLER/ CASEMAKERS/ MERIDAN, ID/ 83642-USA" stamped into upper left corner of case front.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Medium-brown heavy leather rectangular case has smooth finished face; opposite surface is rough, unfinished leather; band of light brown leather on face stitched in such a way as to form storage sleeves.

Decoration

N/A