Mond Nickel Company
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The Mond Nickel Company Limited was a United Kingdom
-based mining
company, formed on September 20, 1900, licenced in Canada
to carry on business in the province of Ontario
, from October 16, 1900. The firm was founded by Ludwig Mond
(1839-1909) to process Canadian ore from mines near Sudbury, which were then shipped to Mond's works in Britain for final purification.
The first of Mond's Canadian mining properties located in Denison Township, was purchased from Ricardo McConnell and associates in 1899. this site renamed the Victoria Mine began development in 1900. About the same time, Mond's refiney at Clydach, near Swansea
, Wales
, was being erected.
At about the same time, Mond purchased from McConnell, second mining location the Garson Mine
which was developed later on, in Garson Township.
In 1911 the Mond company began construction of a new smelter at Coniston, Ontario. In that year, the company purshased the mining rights at Frood Extension about 8 miles from Coniston, though no serious development took place at this location until the 1920s. By 1928 INCO began development of its Frood Mine
, when it was determined that it and Mond's Frood Extension were part of the same ore body, Alfred Mond
negotiated an agreement pursuant to which in 1929 the interests of the Mond Nickel Company were merged into the International Nickel Company through the issue of the latter's stock in exchange for the outstanding stock of Mond.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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-based mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
company, formed on September 20, 1900, licenced in Canada
Canada
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to carry on business in the province of Ontario
Ontario
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, from October 16, 1900. The firm was founded by Ludwig Mond
Ludwig Mond
Dr Ludwig Mond , was a German-born chemist and industrialist who took British nationality.-Education and career:...
(1839-1909) to process Canadian ore from mines near Sudbury, which were then shipped to Mond's works in Britain for final purification.
The first of Mond's Canadian mining properties located in Denison Township, was purchased from Ricardo McConnell and associates in 1899. this site renamed the Victoria Mine began development in 1900. About the same time, Mond's refiney at Clydach, near Swansea
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, was being erected.
At about the same time, Mond purchased from McConnell, second mining location the Garson Mine
Garson Mine
Garson Mine is an underground nickel mine located in the community of Garson, within the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Garson mine was developed around 1908 by Mond Nickel Company and is owned by Vale Inco.-Garson Ramp Project:...
which was developed later on, in Garson Township.
In 1911 the Mond company began construction of a new smelter at Coniston, Ontario. In that year, the company purshased the mining rights at Frood Extension about 8 miles from Coniston, though no serious development took place at this location until the 1920s. By 1928 INCO began development of its Frood Mine
Frood Mine
Frood-Stobie Mine is a nickel mine in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.During World War II, Frood Mine alone accounted for a full 40 per cent of all the nickel used in Allied artillery production. In 1989, Frood Mine shared the John T...
, when it was determined that it and Mond's Frood Extension were part of the same ore body, Alfred Mond
Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett
Alfred Moritz Mond, 1st Baron Melchett PC, FRS , known as Sir Alfred Mond, Bt, between 1910 and 1928, was a British industrialist, financier and politician...
negotiated an agreement pursuant to which in 1929 the interests of the Mond Nickel Company were merged into the International Nickel Company through the issue of the latter's stock in exchange for the outstanding stock of Mond.