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Model of Mine, 1970
2000.1.1.3.15.32 · Stuk · June 1970
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

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 Tom Kiefer".

Tramline from Mountain
2000.1.1.3.17.006 · Stuk · 1962
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts towers and bucket in foreground, plantsite midground in valley, opposite mountains in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "GENERAL VIEW VISIBLE TOWERS ARE IN #1 SECTION PLANT IN BACKGROUND". Photograph was glued to cardboard backing with the annotation: "1962".

Tramline from Mine Road
2000.1.1.3.17.008 · Stuk · 1962
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts towers and buckets in distance. Gravel road in foreground winding through hills of dirt. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "#1 SECTION". Photograph was glued to cardboard backing with the annotation: "1962".

2000.1.1.3.18.006 · Stuk · [ca. 1960?]
Part of 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.

1961 - Mill Fan
2000.1.1.3.19.022 · Stuk · 1961
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts fan-driven air system used to transport fibre throughout the mill system. It is believed that this photograph was taken on the top floor of the mill. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

1961 - Dryer Burners
2000.1.1.3.19.025 · Stuk · 1961
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts a man near the diesel-fired burners of the ore dryers. The large pipes and valves above were part of the fuel supply system fed by Cassiar's fuel tank farm which also supplied the power house generators. The dryer section of the mill received ore from the crushing plant by tramline and truck. These burners blasted the ore with hot air, and dried ore to desired moisture content before it was sent to the dry rock storage building and stored for mill use. Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph: "1961".

2000.1.1.3.19.073 · Stuk · 1965
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts group of twenty-four men standing on front steps of main office building. Handwritten annotations on recto of photograph: "OFFICE STEPS APPROX 1965 / TOP L-R / JULIEN ST. GEORGES / GEORGE TROWSDALE / HANS VELTMEYER / BOB LOVETT / KARL SHULTZ / LOTHAR TISCHLER / - "; "2ND / FRANK CLEMENTS [i.e Kliment?] / BILL PLUMB / HEWETT / - "; "3RD - / - / RENE PASIAUD / DICK [Stevens]"; "4TH / DOC NAVIN / VIC SARAKOSKI / - "; "5TH / CHARLIE GANDER / GORDON EDWARDS / AL FLANIGAN [i.e. Flanagan?] / ANDRE BEGUIN / CHARLIE BRONSON / JACK THORNICROFT". Information in above annotation supplemented with insight from individuals who contributed to Northern BC Archives Facebook Photo ID Project, contact archivist for more information in research file pertaining to item 2000.1.1.3.19.75.

Community Album - Palletizer
2000.1.1.3.19.134 · Stuk · [ca. 1980]
Part of 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.

2000.1.1.2.05 · Bestanddeel · March - December 1970
Part of 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.

2000.1.1.3.19.147 · Stuk · [ca. 1980]
Part of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd. fonds

Photograph depicts Joseph wearing safety gear while standing at testing equipment on raised sampling station. Sign below Joseph reads "DO NOT DISTURB / SAMPLING IN PROGRESS / PROPERTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL DEPT. / CASSIAR ASBESTOS LTD." Helen Joseph took air quality tests in the working areas and town (see item 2000.1.1.3.19.135). Power lines, unidentified building, and mountain base visible in background. Photo was taken during winter.

1996.7.5.126 · Stuk · [between 1993 and 1994]
Part of BCUC Kemano Completion Project Review Collection

Item consists of an exhibit for the British Columbia Utilities Commission's hearings on the Kemano Completion Project entitled "Letter from D. Austin of Fraser & Beatty to L.R. Barr of the B.C. Utilities Commission, regarding Request for the Adjournment of the KCP Proceedings, dated November 25, 1993".

1996.7.5.129 · Stuk · [between 1993 and 1994]
Part of BCUC Kemano Completion Project Review Collection

Item consists of an exhibit for the British Columbia Utilities Commission's hearings on the Kemano Completion Project entitled "Letter from R.G. Holtby of Regency Consultants Ltd. to L.R. Barr of the B.C. Utilities Commission, regarding Availability of Experts for Cross Examination, dated December 6, 1993".

1996.7.5.002 · Stuk · [between 1993 and 1994]
Part of BCUC Kemano Completion Project Review Collection

Item consists of an exhibit for the British Columbia Utilities Commission's hearings on the Kemano Completion Project entitled "News Release from Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources entitled Participant Funding and Application Form", dated April 2, 1993".

1996.7.5.056 · Stuk · [between 1993 and 1994]
Part of BCUC Kemano Completion Project Review Collection

Item consists of an exhibit for the British Columbia Utilities Commission's hearings on the Kemano Completion Project entitled "Proposal for an Agreement between The Government Commission of the Gitksan Wet'suwet'en People and the Vera Corporation regarding The Nanika River Project, dated November 13, 1991".

1996.7.5.104 · Stuk · [between 1993 and 1994]
Part of BCUC Kemano Completion Project Review Collection

Item consists of an exhibit for the British Columbia Utilities Commission's hearings on the Kemano Completion Project entitled "Letter from A.H.J. Dorcey, Chair of Fraser Basin Management Board to R.J. Pellatt of the B.C. Utilities Commission, dated November 26, 1993".

Minutes and other material
2002.14.1.7.37 · Bestanddeel · [between 1994 and 2001]
Part of Marianne (Marika) Ainley fonds

File consists of minutes from "Critical Turning Points" meetings; lists of potential interviewees with graduation dates circled; inventories of taped interviews; a list of interview questions; a consent form for Erika Korbely; and a description of a video program, entitled, "Discovering Our Potential: Women in Engineering: An Inspiring Look at Non-traditional Careers for Women."