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Manager's Photos - Snow on Talus
Photograph depicts snowy mountaintop, wooden shelter and truck in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "Pictures taken July 2nd, 1952. 1. Picture taken from campsite showing snow on talus."
Manager's Photos - Snow Conditions in Mountain Gully
Photograph depicts mountain side, semi-covered in snow. Snowbank in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "8. Shows snow conditions in gully just north of talus deposit on south slope. Note considerable snow s...
Manager's Photos - Snow Conditions in Mountain Gully
Photograph depicts mountain side, semi-covered in snow, trees in foreground. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "9. Shows snow conditions in second gully north of talus deposit. Same condition here but high crown can b...
Manager's Photos - Snow Conditions Above Mountain Road
Photograph depicts mountain side mostly covered in snow. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "10. Snow on mountain slope above road between where mountain road starts and the first switchback. This snow will melt and th...
Manager's Photos - Snow Conditions in Mountain Cirque
Photograph depicts flat area mostly covered in snow. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "11. Indicates snow conditions in the cirque. Taken from near first switchback."
Manager's Photos - Snow Conditions on Mountain Road
Photograph depicts man standing on dirt road. Snowbank to right of man is almost shoulder-height and disappears as road continues. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "12. Indicates snow along the mountain road."
Photograph depicts a cleared path through the snow and trees, mountain in background. Wood box and post semi-visible in foreground. Handwritten annotation in blue ink on recto of photograph: "You will notice we have a little snow here."
Manager's Photos - Asbestos Outcrop From a Distance
Handwritten annotation below photo on page taped to photograph: "PHOTO #3 Showing approx. area covered by Asbestos - serpentine float". The approximate area has been outlined in blue ink on verso of photograph. Photo taken from lower lev...
Crane and Side View of Completed Crusher Building
Handwritten photo captions below this item and item 2000.1.1.2.324: "ELEVATION OF SITE: 6000' " "Two views of completed Crusher Bldg." Crane numbered "151" stands above and to right of crusher building. Snowdrift...
Crusher Construction Worker on Mountain Slope
Photograph depicts construction worker walking up mountain slope, possibly using rope safety gear. Wood framework for Crusher building in foreground; mine road, plant site, and mountain range in background.
Men in Crusher Building Site, View from Above
Men working among lumber at crusher building site, various materials scattered throughout. Vertically protruding planks from framework of crusher building are in foreground. Tree-covered valley in background. Construction of a long structure near ...
Barricading Against Falling Loose Rock
Handwritten caption beside this photo reads: "Elaborate barricades required due to amount of loose rock falling continuously". Three men work in area confined by barricades made of vertical metal rods and horizontal wood planks. Miscella...
Switchback road, power lines and tramline towers are believed to be visible in the background valley. Construction of a long structure near the edge of the excavation area can be seen in midground; this is speculated to be the section of the crush...
Four construction workers stand to left of blasthole drill number "604" among many empty cardboard boxes. Mountain range can be seen in background.
File contains images depicting various landslides near Cassiar BC. Set of 20 photographs (with 9 corresponding negative strips) date stamped June 1987 depict landslide near creek and dirt road with a Cassiar company truck. Set of 5 black and white...
File contains photographs depicting machinery, individuals, buildings, and mining processes at the open mine on McDame Mountain, Cassiar, B.C. Some photos depict benches from open strip mining, and two images feature models of the mine (1955 and 1...
Men & Bulldozer on Mining Bench
Photograph depicts two men standing on mining bench in mountainside, three boxes and what appears to be a long hose to the left. Third man and tractor plow can be seen in distance at end of bench. Photo caption next to printed copy of image in 195...
Photograph depicts a man and woman standing on what is believed to be an early mining bench. Two men with air track drill can be seen in background, one man father down on left, mountain range in background. Image slightly distorted due to poor qu...
Photograph depicts two men working with air track drill in mine area. Hose and dynamite box in foreground, mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "Sept. 1954." This photograph was originally stored inside...
Photograph depicts two unidentified men at high elevation on mountain. Trucks and tanks visible in background, hose (possibly of air track drill) in right foreground. Mountain range in background.
Photograph depicts two unidentified men on road or mining bench at high elevation on mountain, valley in background.
Photograph depicts buildings near West Peak of Cassiar mine. Haul trucks parked near old mine garage in background, new mine garage and unknown buildings in foreground. Mine valley crosses midground, expansive western mountain range in background.
Photograph depicts two blasthole drills on bench in mine, old garage visible in centre background. Snow-covered mountain range in background.
Photograph depicts benches of Cassiar's open mine. Men can be seen standing near machinery speculated to be blasthole drills in bottom left of image. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Waste Stripping Operations on McDame Mt...
International Harvester Payhauler Dumping Waste
Photograph depicts ore haul truck at dump in mine, mountain range in background. Photo also features driver and a second unidentified man standing in front of truck. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Int. Harvester Payhauler Mod...
Kenworth Haul Truck Dumping Waste
Photograph depicts ore haul truck at dump in mine, driver visible, mountain range in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Kenworth - Model 802 dumping stripping waste at 6565 Elevation", on verso: "1961".
Photograph depicts benches from strip mining operations at the Cassiar mine. Haul trucks and equipment believed to be used for explosive purposes can be seen in mine. Shop and mountain range visible in background. Handwritten annotation on recto ...
Two Men Observing Rock Sample at Mine
Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Bill Giachino & 'Sam' June 1970 / #4 / 74% / by Tom Kiefer".
Rock Reject Tailings, Cassiar Valley in Background
Photograph depicts truck at reject plant in foreground. Mine road can be seen leading to plant in centre background, town in right background. South mountain range visible in distance. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "June 1970...
Photograph depicts colour-coded model of mine in display case. Legend partially legible in image: "TALUS / VOLCANICS / WASTE SERPENTINE / AAA ORE / AA ORE". Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Cassiar B.C. June 1970 by T...
File contains photographs featuring:the pit mine: fault line, geology, snowdrifts, plowed snow, blast patterns marked by orange cones, mist, and surrounding mountains.Pit mine is depicted by aerial photographs and a profile diagram.Several photogr...
File contains photographs featuring the tramline at Cassiar which ran from the crushing plant at the mountain mine to the plantsite in the valley (a drop of 427 meters). The first ore was originally transported by truck to the plant until the grav...
This file contains operations at the plantsite:Below is synopsis of the item level descriptions (see each item for further description)locations depicted at Plantsite: mill building, dry rock storage building, tailings pile, gravel pit, power hous...
Photograph depicts red truck dumping waste at what is believed to be the tailings pile at the Cassiar plant. Small building and unidentified individual in bottom left foreground, valley and mountains in background. Photo caption next to printed co...
Dry Rock Storage, Dryer, and Mill Buildings - 1953
Photograph depicts large dry rock storage building on left, mill in background, dryer building on far right. Road and power poles cross foreground, mountains stand in background. Photo caption next to printed copy of image in 1953 Annual Report: &...
Dry Rock Storage, Dryer, and Mill Buildings - 1954
Photograph depicts large dry rock storage building in foreground on left, mill in background, dryer building in right midground. Miscellaneous supplies in far right foreground, mountains visible in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of ph...
Dry Rock Storage, Dryer, and Mill Buildings - 1955
Photograph depicts large dry rock storage building in foreground on right, mill on left behind tailings pile, and dryer building in centre behind conveyor belt connecting mill to dry rock storage. A cloud can be seen rising from plantsite. Trees a...
Photograph depicts an unidentified man standing to left of large puddle in gravel pit, mountain peaks in background. Photo speculated to have been taken on the plant, or near the Cassiar airstrip, facing south west. Stamped annotation on recto of ...
Conveyor & Dump Truck at Gravel Pit
Photograph depicts yellow conveyor belt in foreground over gravel pit, dump truck behind in midground. Mountains visible in background. Photo speculated to have been taken at the plant or near the Cassiar airstrip. Stamped annotation on recto of p...
Photograph depicts close up view of gravel pit, ruler displayed for scale. Photograph speculated to have been taken at the plant or near the Cassiar airstrip. Stamped annotation on recto of photograph: "JUN. 1987".
File includes six aggregations of photographs which have been assembled in this file in order to maintain the integrity of each group by keeping the photos arranged together, though each group features operations pertaining to multiple files in th...
1961 - Bench Mining, North West View
Photograph depicts mine area at Cassiar, crushing plant visible on left. Various mine buildings visible midground. Blasthole drills, shovels, dozers, and dump trucks can be seen on bench in foreground at 6430 elevation. Handwritten annotations on ...
Photograph depicts bench at 6430 elevation. Blasthole drills, shovels, dozers, and dump trucks can be seen on bench in midground. Mine valley in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".
Photograph depicts buildings at various locations in mine: crushing plant (centre?) and what is believed to be the original tramline loading station on left. Mine road featured in center, blasthole drill visible near dump truck in midground. Mine ...
Photograph depicts a car and two dump trucks near a small garage by road in mine. One man stands at garage site among tires and miscellaneous tools. Blasthole drills, shovels, and dump trucks visible in distance. Rocks in foreground, mountains in ...
1961 - Drillmasters on North Ridge
Photograph depicts men standing near two Atlas Copco Drillmasters (blasthole drills). These are precision hammer drills which had their own power source. Large bags of ammonium nitrate in foreground, mountaintops in background. The men depicted he...
1961 - Drillmasters on North Ridge
Photograph depicts men standing near two Atlas Copco Drillmasters (blasthole drills). These are precision hammer drills which had their own power source. Large bags of ammonium nitrate in foreground, mountainside in background. The men depicted he...
1961 - Drillmaster on North Ridge
Photograph depicts an Atlas Copco Drillmaster (blasthole drill) near the mine road, mountainside in background. This is a precision hammer drill which had its own power source. It is believed that this photo was taken on the North ridge, near the ...
Photograph depicts a man wearing a hard hat preparing explosive material, mountains in background. Dog stands near edge in midground, large bags of Ammonium Nitrate in right foreground. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".