General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Square opaque synthetic protractor bears black printed text and markings.

Dimensions

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

Length

12.7 cm

Width

12.7 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

Staedtler Mars

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

Used to calculate, record or read position on maps, charts, etc.

Technical

Prospectors prefer this type of protractor rather than 180 degrees type. It is used to draw a line and measure the direction of a line on an exploration map; can be used as a parallel rule and station pointer, and to note bearings being plotted. [Ref.1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" [logo]/ STAEDTLER ® - MARS", "NAVIGATIONAL PROTRACTOR" and "999 - 5" printed on perimeter of grid on instrument face. Scales 0- 360 and 360-0, divided in single increments and labelled at intervals of 10 printed on perimeter of instrument face. Cross hair markings -20 to +20, divided in single increments and labelled at intervals of 10 also printed on instrument.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Square opaque synthetic protractor bears black printed text and markings.

Decoration

N/A