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Pit Mine, South View from Airplane
2000.1.1.3.13.38 · Item · 1978
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts view of pit mine, taken facing east. Town of Cassiar can be seen in distance at foot of south mountain range. Photograph was taken from the air, portion of plane visible in top left of image.

Unknown Man & Talus Ore
2000.1.1.3.14.07 · Item · [ca. 1951]
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Image of man seated with shovel in mountainous area, loose asbestos fibre in background. This photograph is believed to be either a double exposure of two images, or a print made from two negatives at once. Photo depicts an unidentified man sitting on the south ridge of the Cassiar ore body, where the crusher and rock reject plant would eventually sit. Valley in background appears to depict the "Footwall Road," which was cut into the mountain from the pit to the crusher plant and became the mine's main haul road.

Mine Garage & West Peak
2000.1.1.3.15.09 · Item · [ca. 1958]
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

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.

Two Dozers on Cliff, Close View
2000.1.1.3.15.13 · Item · [ca. 1958]
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts unknown men driving bulldozers on edge of mine area at high elevation. Dozers are Internationals, model TD24 (manufactured between 1947 and 1955). Valley and mountain range in background.

Dozer on Cliff, Cassiar Valley in Background
2000.1.1.3.15.17 · Item · 1961
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts unknown man driving bulldozer on edge of mine area at high elevation. Mine road can be seen below leading to Cassiar plant in background on left, townsite visible on right. South mountain range in distance. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

Strip Mining, 1970
2000.1.1.3.15.26 · Item · June 1970
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

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 of photograph: "Cassiar, BC / June 1970 / by Tom Kiefer". Image consists of three photographic prints adhered together to form one comprehensive panoramic.

Ruston Diesel Engine in Power House
2000.1.1.3.18.006 · Item · [ca. 1960?]
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts the large bearing cups of one of the Ruston Hornsby diesel engines that turned the generators in the power house on the Cassiar plant. Engine believed to be under repair. Saw horse, machinery, and electric panels in background.

Conveyor & Dump Truck at Gravel Pit
2000.1.1.3.18.012 · Item · June 1987
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

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 photograph: "JUN. 1987".

1961 - Plantsite
2000.1.1.3.19.016 · Item · 1961
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts various buildings in plantsite, vehicles and electricity lines throughout. Equipment garage stands in left background behind tank farm, carpenter shop in right background, machine and electrical shop in building semi-visible on far right. Mine road can be seen at foot of mountain in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

1961 - Tramline Crossing in Plantsite
2000.1.1.3.19.018 · Item · 1961
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts a gravel road passing under crossing. Sign posted to pole reads "CAUTION TRAMLINE CROSSING CAUTION AVIOD PASSING UNDER MOVING BUCKETS". Garage stands in left midground, mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

Community Album - Laundry Room
2000.1.1.3.19.123 · Item · [ca. 1980]
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts unidentified young man at clothes dryers. Wall of cubby compartments in background; washing machines and piles of laundry in foreground. Clothes in pile appear to be all coveralls or denim, possibly work clothes.

Community Album - Tramline
2000.1.1.3.19.126 · Item · [ca. 1980]
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts ore cars on cables running between tramline towers. Flowers in foreground, mine valley and McDame mountain in background. Tramline ran through mine valley, between loading station (2000.1.13.19.197) in mine and dump station at mill on plantsite (2000.1.1.3.19.124)

Community Album - Palletizer
2000.1.1.3.19.134 · Item · [ca. 1980]
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts palletizer machinery, where bags of asbestos fibre were shrink-wrapped and made ready for shipping pallets. Palletizer was located near shipping (believed to be in mill building). Unidentified man visible in machinery on far left.

Manager's Photos - Snow Conditions Above Mountain Road
2000.1.1.2.1.230 · Item · 7 June 1952
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

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 the water must still pass over or along road."

Manager's Photos - Pump House & Water Tank at Watson Lake
2000.1.1.2.1.238 · Item · June 1952
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts a small building and large water tank at end of road in flat, wooded area at Watson Lake Airport. Truck to left, power poles barely visible in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "6. Pump house and water tank. Contains both electric and diesel driven pumps all in excellent condition. Building locked."

Manager's Photos - Diesel Engine Foundations
2000.1.1.2.1.250 · Item · May 1952
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts 2 men working on building project, rocks and boulders in foreground, mountainside in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "6. Making concrete form for first diesel engine, Two men in foreground."

Manager's Photos - Snow Plowing Mine Road
2000.1.1.2.1.259 · Item · April 1952
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts high snow bank on right, side of tractor plow on left. Mountainside in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "3. Plowing snow on road to mine. This location is just past the Upper Camp. Our TD-14 tractor to left."

Manager's Photos - Surveying Power House Site
2000.1.1.2.1.271 · Item · April 1952
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts snowy, cleared area bordered by dirt piles. Stakes visible in mid ground, trees and mountainside in background. Corresponding note on accompanying photo description page: "3. Survey stakes on power house site. Snow piles in background."

Construction Album - New Mill
2000.1.1.2.05 · Dossiê/Processo · March - December 1970
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

File contains photographs documenting the construction of Cassiar's new mill building. Photos depict early excavation, foundations, framework, construction of all seven stories, sheeting, siding, and roof tarring. Also included are photos depicting the large model of the mill, as well as construction work done on the tramline. Photos taken inside the mill depict flooring work, and milling machinery including feed chutes, screens, fans, wheelabrators, control panels, electrical panels, conveyor systems, vacuum systems, and the fan-driven air system that transported the fiber. Many photos depict construction workers, building supplies, worksites, and equipment including cranes, bulldozers, tractors, hauling trucks and trailer flatbeds. Some photos depict aerial views from the new mill and feature the plantsite, tramline, mine road, mountains, and valley.

Workplace Album - Conveyor Gallery
2000.1.1.3.19.198 · Item · [ca. 1980]
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts tramline conveyor in centre of image (located west of mine). Conveyor ran from crusher plant to tramline loading station. Building on left believed to be the crusher reject plant. Mine valley and northwestern mountain range in background.

Strip Mining & Cirque Dump
2000.1.1.3.13.21 · Item · [ca. 1973]
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts the Cassiar mine. North peak featured in left background, South peak in right background, and West peak in right foreground. Area to left of the mining pit and West peak was called the "cirque waste dump." Mountain range visible in distance.

Mine, South East View from Airplane
2000.1.1.3.13.44 · Item · 1978
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts the Cassiar mine, switchback road in foreground, mountain range in background. Pit is visible behind the West peak. The new mine garage can be seen on West peak just above "#7 switchback" in centre of image. Photograph was taken from the air, portion of plane visible in top left of image.

Shovel & Haul Trucks
2000.1.1.3.15.16 · Item · [ca. 1958]
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts cable-operated shovel loading two Kenworth haul trucks on road in mine area at high elevation. Three unidentified men are gathered around truck in foreground. Valley and mountain range in distance.

Dozer Near Mine Garage
2000.1.1.3.15.18 · Item · [1962?]
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts unknown man driving bulldozer in foreground. Shop area in background, numerous haul trucks and dozers throughout. Old mine garage can be seen in center behind dozer, and the mine's West Peak rises on right behind shop buildings. Mountain range in background. Handwritten annotations on recto of photograph: "Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Limited. Cassiar B.C. Mining asbestos ore elevation approx 6000 ft. above sea level. McDame mountain, Northern British Columbia"; "Toronto Set"; "D - 336"; "-4 1/2 -". What appears to be framing measurements are annotated on verso.

Wabco Haul Truck by Plant Building
2000.1.1.3.15.31 · Item · June 1970
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts Wabco in left foreground in front of shop building, tractor, and miscellaneous supplies. Mine valley and mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "Cassiar B.C. 1970 June 23 by Tom Kiefer".

Dump Truck at Tailings Pile
2000.1.1.3.18.001 · Item · 1953
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

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 copy of image in 1953 Annual Report: "Stockpile of 80,000 tons of Ore at Mill."

1961 - Power House
2000.1.1.3.19.017 · Item · 1961
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts a large shelter over building believed to be power house. Electricity lines cross midground and run to power house. A man can be seen crossing the foreground by steel frame supplies, and a second building is partially visible on right. Mountains stand in background and a crane can be seen operating in front of power house. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

1971 - Tramline on Plantsite
2000.1.1.3.19.083 · Item · 15 June 1971
Parte de Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts tramline buckets and tower on plantsite. Vehicles, building materials, and unidentified buildings also visible on plantsite (including what appears to be a water tower). Mountains and valley in background. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "Cassiar June 15 71".