General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

10

Total Parts

14

AKA

flagging tape

Patents

N/A

General Description

Off-white synthetic strip is wound on unbleached cardboard circular form.

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

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Height

3.3 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

9.1 cm

Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Mining and Metallurgy

Category

Personal gear

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Haiti

State/Province

Unknown

Period

This flagging kit component 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

Used to visibly identify and/or define physical space.

Technical

Flagging kit: This is an example of a typical kit used to flag exploration spots during field work. Pens and pencils used in such work need to have especially design grip, and the tape is usually bright pink or white. Purchased and used in Haiti. [Ref. 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None evident.

Missing

Unknown: this tape may have been used, and therefore length of spool reduced

Finish

Off-white synthetic strip is wound on unbleached cardboard circular form.

Decoration

N/A