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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
2010–2013
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2014.0045.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
3
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Dense, rough rock sample is roughly oval in shape: predominantly grey, brown and off-white in colour, with gold coloured deposits (pyrite) visible.

Dimensions

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

Length
12.9 cm
Width
7.9 cm
Height
3.8 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
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Haiti
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Specific: Sample collected 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
Limited quantity of item or substance, typically created for retention, testing and/or analysis.
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] One of three rock samples from an undisclosed exploration area in Haiti that contain pyrite, copper and iron. The samples are an essential part of exploration process. They are collected, processed into smaller pieces and send to an assayer for an analysis and estimate of the mineral content. At the same time, collection of the samples, especially these that contain pyrite, pose community-relations challenges. Locals may misidentify pyrite as gold and accuse the prospector of stealing gold from their properties. [Ref. 1]
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
None evident.
Missing
Appears complete.
Finish
Dense, rough rock sample is roughly oval in shape: predominantly grey, brown and off-white in colour, with gold coloured deposits (pyrite) visible.
Decoration
N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Rock sample, between 2010–2013, Artifact no. 2014.0045, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2014.0045.001/

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