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Underground mine
2000.1.1.3.09 · File · 1988-1992
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

This file contains various aspects of the underground mine.

  • Photos depicting damage to the underground mine such as fallen rocks, cracked shotcrete, twisted rock bolts and metal mesh, exposed and damaged steel structural frames, and repairs underway.
  • Steel cables, chains, support arches, and custom welded rebar frames used in the structural reinforcement of the underground mine.
  • Several engineering tests related to the structural damages are depicted.
  • Two sets of images show a Porta Power hydraulic tool with a ready rod attached, a hand pump, as well as images of a technician testing the holding power of a rock bolt.
  • Set of images documents a technician drilling cores and installing extensometer anchors, as well as grouting the anchors and connecting an extensometer. Technicians are shown inspecting damages with a ruler and rockhammer for scale.
  • A set of images showcase the threaded rebar, nuts, and face plates used for rockbolts.
  • Utility vehicles, yellow vent ducting, and utility pipes are visible in several images.
  • Also include is an image of a man in office space, foggy night scene with a telephone pole, office desk, stack of supplies including concrete, steel cable, and spray paint, and several images of a broken piece of ore and concrete outside the mine portal.
  • Several images depict miners working in the bucket of a scoop tram.
  • Photos of the stramler feeder breakers, which was used in the underground mine.
  • Images of ground support verifications where the deficiency of the exhaust ramp was investigated. This collection has various annotations explaining the broken shotcrete and the wire mesh installed.
  • A collection of photographs depicting tunnel shotcrete failures. Each photograph has an accompanied textual annotation.
  • Photos of MMD #750 Sizer equipment - assumed used in Underground Mine.
  • Photos of pump used in 1335 level, wheel fan for ventilation removed from 1350 level,
  • A collection of ground fall event 29 March 1989 - with annotations depicting damage
2000.1.1.3.10 · File · November 1990 - June 1991
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

File contains images depicting the underground mine at Cassiar, showing structural damages, repaired damage ground support, and mining and repair processes.

The file contains a photo inventory entitled “Underground Mine Structural Inspection, Rock Mechanics Dept. Foto Documentation” with a complete file inventory linking the picture number to a location, title, and dated film. This photographic documentation was assembled for the purposes of liaising with a underground mining consultant located in South Africa.

  • Images document structural ground support including steel cables, support arches, metal mesh, shotcrete, rockbolts, wooden beams.
  • Images show ground support damaged through ground movement, but some depict newly installed or repaired support.
  • Images depict ventilation ducting that was crushed or torn.
  • Mining processes depicted include miners installing a rock breaker, miners paving the adit floor with concrete, miners inspecting a damaged section of mine, miner loading drill or blastholes with ANFO (ammonium nitrate / fuel oil mixture) explosives, and long hole drilling.
  • Technical elements of the underground mine depicted include a mining device and ore in a chute (annotated ‘1290 crusher’), the conveyor, ‘LH drill’, ore processing machine annotated ‘1350 breaker’, and an electrical box titled ‘Weighometer’.
  • Specific locations shown include ore draw points, ore passes, access drifts, a hatch and door titled “Fuel station 1415”, and a dead end drift with a stack of equipment and an orange cable annotated “1335 access electrical stations”.
Ungulates
2023.7.4.10 · File · 1960-1990
Part of Grant Hazelwood fonds

File consists of records and textual material related to ungulates such as moose and mountain goat (predominantly in British Columbia) created or collected by Grant Hazelwood. Highlights include:

  • Grant Hazelwood, "Early Winter Moose Survey - TFL 30 and McGregor River", Dec. 1979 (reproduction)
  • Notes from "Moose - Wolf Surveys" in central and northern BC, Jan. 1979 (reproduction)
  • "Preliminary Investigation of Goat Population in Management Unit 7-3", 1975 (reproduction)
  • "Mountain Goat Surveys", [after 1980] (reproduction)
  • BC Fish and Wildlife, "The Effect of Antlerless Seasons in British Columbia", 1969?
  • Ian Smith, BC Fish and Wildlife, "Winter Feeding of Big Game Animals", 1969
  • Ian Smith and Ray Demarchi, "The Ungulate Resources of the Libby Reservoir", Sept. 1969
  • BC Fish and Wildlife Branch, "A Brief History of Game Administration in British Columbia", 1971 (reproduction)
  • Jill Singleton, "Food Habits of Wild Ungulates in British Columbia", June 1976
  • Dennis Demarchi and Bruce Pendergast, "Problem Analysis: Biotic Regions of British Columbia - An Ecological Land Classification for Fauna", Jan. 1983 (reproduction)
  • G. Hazelwood, "A.R.D.A. Winter Flight Reports - January-February 1969"
  • "Current Management of Ungulates and their Predators in the Yukon Territory", Mar. 1984
  • Dennis Demarchi, "The Plant Communities of the Prophet River in the Rocky Mountain Foothills", Special Report for B.C. ARDA Ungulate Inventory, Aug. 1968 (reproduction)
  • Val Geist, "Factors Influencing the Size of Ungulate Populations", student essay for Zoology 401, 1960
2001.8.2.2.100 · File · 1998
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of a conference paper titled "Universities in Northern Canada" presented by Weller at the Western Regional Science Association conference, Monterey, California, 18-21 Feb. 1998. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 100 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.2.036 · File · 1985
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of a paper titled "Universities, Politics and Development in Northern Ontario and Northern Sweden: A Comparative Analysis" presented by Weller and Robert G. Rosehart at the 1985 Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education conference. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 36 listed in Weller's CV.

2001.8.2.2.075 · File · 1991
Part of Geoffrey R. Weller fonds

File consists of a typed copy of a speech by Weller titled "University Education on the Northern Frontier" as well as brochures and schedules from the "On the Frontier" conference. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 75 listed in Weller's CV.

Unknown Man & Talus Ore
2000.1.1.3.14.07 · Item · [ca. 1951]
Part of 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.

Unknown Men at Mine Adit
2009.5.2.39 · Item · 1939
Part of Taylor-Baxter Family Photograph Collection

Photograph depicts four men wearing suits and ties, standing in front of mine adit in rocky area, bushes in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "1939 H.F. (Bert) Glassey with black hit in middle" (information regarding Glassey believed to be incorrect).

Unknown Woman & Men at Mine
2000.1.1.3.15.02 · Item · 1954
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

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 quality of negative.

2023.7.2 · Series · 1979-1986
Part of Grant Hazelwood fonds

Series consists of records created and collected by Grant Hazelwood for the BC Ministry of Environment's "Upper Nass Assessment Project", a project that included the biophysical mapping of the Northwest-Klappan Road Access Area. Grant Hazelwood (Alpenglow Resources) was hired as the wildlife biologist for to undertake project work.

2023.7.2.12 · File · 1979-1986
Part of Grant Hazelwood fonds

File consists of an original and photocopied maps collected by Grant Hazelwood primarily in conjunction with work for the Upper Nass Assessment Project. The majority consist of Canadian National Topographic System (NTS) maps annotated with draft biophysical mapping, collected species inventory data, area boundaries, or other information for the project.

2023.7.2.02 · File · 1984-1986
Part of Grant Hazelwood fonds

File consists of Grant Hazelwood's notes and collected correspondence created in conjunction with the BC Ministry of Environment's "Upper Nass Assessment Project", a project that included the biophysical mapping of the Northwest-Klappan Road Access Area. Includes a summary document entitled "Klappan Access Road Project - Wildlife Component", as well as Hazelwood's handwritten species inventory notes.

2023.7.2.01 · File · 1985
Part of Grant Hazelwood fonds

File consists of project planning documents for the BC Ministry of Environment's "Upper Nass Assessment Project", a project that included the biophysical mapping of the Northwest-Klappan Road Access Area. Grant Hazelwood (Alpenglow Resources) was hired as the wildlife biologist for to undertake this project work. Includes Hazelwood's employment information for the project, project terms of reference, and a project summary.

2003.8.5.2.2.21 · File · 1983
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File consists of a "Memorandum of Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee Concerning Alleged Stumpage Subsidies" before the International Trade Administration of the United States Department of Commerce regarding the Countervailing Duty Investigation -- Certain Forest Products from Canada: Softwood Lumber, Shakes and Shingles, and Fence (Docket No. 122015).

Zimmerman, Adam
2003.8.5.2.2.22 · File · 1983
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File consists of a "Memorandum of Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee Concerning Non-Stumpage Programs" before the International Trade Administration of the United States Department of Commerce regarding the Countervailing Duty Investigation -- Certain Forest Products from Canada: Softwood Lumber, Shakes and Shingles, and Fence (Docket No. 122015).

Zimmerman, Adam
2003.8.5.2.3.35 · File · 1986
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File consists of a "Posthearing Brief Submitted by the Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports" before the United States International Trade Administration of the United States Department of Commerce regarding the Countervailing Duty Investigation: Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada (Investigation No. C-122-602).

Zimmerman, Adam
2003.8.5.2.3.33 · File · 1986
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File consists of a "Posthearing Memorandum of Canadian Forest Industries Council Concerning Canadian Stumpage Programs" before the United States International Trade Administration of the United States Department of Commerce regarding the Countervailing Duty Investigation: Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada (Investigation No. C-122-602).

Zimmerman, Adam
2003.8.5.2.3.34 · File · 1986
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File consists of a "Posthearing Memorandum of Canadian Forest Industries Council Concerning Product Exclusions" before the United States International Trade Administration of the United States Department of Commerce regarding the Countervailing Duty Investigation: Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada (Investigation No. C-122-602).

Zimmerman, Adam
2003.8.5.2.3.30 · File · 1986
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File consists of a "Prehearing Memorandum of Canadian Forest Industries Council Concerning Canadian Stumpage Programs" before the United States International Trade Administration of the United States Department of Commerce regarding the Countervailing Duty Investigation: Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada (Investigation No. C-122-602).

Zimmerman, Adam
2003.8.5.2.3.31 · File · 1986
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File consists of a "Prehearing Memorandum of Canadian Forest Industries Council Concerning Nonstumpage Programs and Exclusions" before the United States International Trade Administration of the United States Department of Commerce regarding the Countervailing Duty Investigation: Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada (Investigation No. C-122-602).

Zimmerman, Adam
2003.8.5.2.3.29 · File · 1986
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File consists of a "Prehearing Memorandum of Canadian Forest Industries Council Concerning Product Exclusions" before the United States International Trade Administration of the United States Department of Commerce regarding the Countervailing Duty Investigation: Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada (Investigation No. C-122-602).

Zimmerman, Adam
2003.8.5.2.3.32 · File · 1986
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File consists of a "Statement of the Provincial Governments of British Columbia and Quebec" before the United States International Trade Administration of the United States Department of Commerce regarding the Countervailing Duty Investigation: Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada (Investigation No. C-122-602).

Zimmerman, Adam
2003.8.5.2.2.07 · File · 1982
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File consists of a bound "Consolidation of Material Presented to the International Trade Commission regarding Enquiry into Importation of Canadian Softwood Lumber" by the Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee.

Zimmerman, Adam
2003.8.5.2.2.19 · File · 1982
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File consists of a "Countervailing Duty Petition Certain Forest Products from Canada: Softwood Lumber, Shakes and Shinges, and Fence - Volume II" before the United States Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission, submitted by the United States Coalition for Fair Canadian Lumber Imports".

Zimmerman, Adam
2003.8.5.2.2.18 · File · 1982
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File consists of a "Statement of Information by Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee Before the United States International Trade Commission" in the Matter of Softwood Lumber from Canada (Investigation No. 701-TA-197), Softwood Shakes and Shingles from Canada (Investigation No. 701-TA-198), and Softwood Fence from Canada (Investigation No. 701-TA-199).

Zimmerman, Adam
2003.8.5.2.2.13 · File · 1982
Part of Adam Zimmerman fonds

File consists of a "Statement of Mr. John M. Trask, General Manager, Building Materials Transportation, Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Before the International Trade Commission in Connection with Study of Softwood Lumber Imports from Canada Under Investigation No. 332-134", filed on behalf of the Canadian Softwood Lumber Committee.

Zimmerman, Adam