Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company

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Title: Spitzbergen - Arctic Coal Company
Photographer: Drummond MacGavin
Subject Headings: Natural Resources - Mines and Mineral Resources, Geography,
Condition: Good
Description: Photograph No. 7. Seam No. 2 at "d". Point of pick marks roof of seam. [A stone labeled "D" rests on a coal seam framed by dry stone walls]
Source of Description: Front of photograph [Cataloger]
Institution: Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections
Donor: Cynthia Callan
Date of Photo: 1912-1913
Medium: still image
Color: black and white
Size: 4.8 cm x 7.0 cm
Polarity: Positive
Image No: MS018-Z-16-06
Collection Name: Scott Turner Collection
Terms of Use: Rights to reproduce and distribute this image may be restricted. Contact the Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections for further information.
User Comments:
• In 1912 and 1913, the Arctic Coal Company made a geological survey of part of its coal lands, principally the area around Longyear City. The company aimed to develop a sophistocated understanding of the amount of coal available, the quality of the coal and nature of the coal seams. The survey labelled the coal testing points with letters of the alphabet. This photograph shows the test pit at position d", on the east side of Longyear Valley. "
4/23/2008 3:21:18 PM by cchartne, Svalbard Researcher