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Metadata
Catalog Number |
A1991.047 |
Object Name |
Collection |
Tagline |
Textual and photographic records of Red Mountain Mines Ltd from 1966-1970. The Collection includes transit books, shipping details, repair ledgers, pamphlets, and photographs. |
Collection |
MS 94 - Red Mountain Mines Collection |
Scope & Content |
Textual and photographic records of Red Mountain Mines Ltd from 1966-1970. The Collection includes transit books, shipping details, repair ledgers, pamphlets, and photographs. |
Year Range from |
1966 |
Year Range to |
1970 |
Admin/Biographical History |
Red Mountain Mines Ltd operated Red Mountain Mine from 1965 - 1972. The mine was located 2.5km northwest of Rossland, B.C. on the side of Red Mountain on historic mining claims. The historic claims included the Coxey, Nevada, Mountain View, Ontario, Good Friday, Peak, High Ore, Phir, Jumbo, and Sam Hayes. Most of these claims were granted by the crown during the period of 1894-1897 and were well known in the early days of the Rossland Camp. Red Mountain Mines Limited was formed in April 1965 to operate the property as an open pit molybdenum mine. The mine officially opened on 24 April 1966. The property was financed to production by Canadian Nickel Company and Consolidated Canadian Faraday Limited. Between 1966 to 1972, 1,035,509 tonnes of area was mined from the open pits and produced 1,748,871 kilograms of molybdenum. The mine closed in December of 1970 due to a lack of ore, but the discovery of a fifth zone in late 1970 permitted the resumption of milling in February 1971. The mine closed once more in January 1972. From 1971-1982 the BC Mining School operated their 6 week training course at the Red Mountain Mines site. |
System of arrangement |
The Collection is arranged in the following series: - Series 1: Financial Records, 1966-1968 - Series 2: Reports, 1968-1969 - Series 3: Mining Transit Books, 1966-[1970?] - Series 4: Shipping Details - Series 5: Repair Ledger - Series 6: Pamphlets - Series 7: Photographs - Series 8: Clippings |
Extent of Description |
8.5cm misc textual records 13 photographs 14 books 3 small ledgers |
Search Terms |
Red Mountain Mines Red Mountain Mines Ltd. |
Subjects |
Mining Mineral Extraction Molybdenum Financial Documents Photographs Ledger Newspaper Clipping Media Coverage Business Records |