Category: Mining

Carbide Lamp for a Miner

This type of lamp was fixed on the miner’s helmet. A gift from M. Georges Garon, mine captain. It was used between 1925 and 1930.

Aldermac

The Aldermac mine was exploited from 1932 to 1943, then it was abandoned. The site was the Ministry’s responsibility as the companies operating it were dissolved or could […]

Dynamo Exploder

It is a rectangular shaped wood box with a handle fixed that is inserted as a spring to activate its mechanism. Two electric terminals are situated at the […]

Miner Helmet in Boiled Leather

Considering the risks for underground miners, this type of leather helmet offered limited protection!

Safety Glasses for Miners

Miners in Front of the Bourlamaque Mine in 1969

Employees of the Arntfield Mine in 1938