General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

3

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Small rectangular black synthetic card has gold colour metal contacts; bears white printed text.

Dimensions

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

Length

1.3 cm

Width

1.1 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Visual

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SanDisk

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Haiti

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Presumably 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

Specific: Stores data and ensures that only users who have paid for a service can gain access to it.

Technical

Micro SD card for highly sensitive GPS used to mark precise location of collected samples. A built-in 5 megapixel autofocus camera allowed GPS user to document locations though photos. This model GPS has BirdsEye satellite imagery capability, which allows the user to see water sources and various terrain features, important in geological exploration. [Ref. 1] This card was not included in GPS when purchased, and had to be acquired separately. [Ref. 2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"SanDisk", "4 GB' and "MICRO/ HD" printed in white on card face.

Missing

Unknown: unit appears complete.

Finish

Small rectangular black synthetic card has gold colour metal contacts; bears white printed text.

Decoration

N/A