Anode
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- OBJECT TYPE
- copper
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2012.0032.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Noranda Mines Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Murdochville, Quebec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- The anode is made out of pure copper (98-99%) .
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 6.0 cm
- Width
- 5.0 cm
- Height
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mining and Metallurgy
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Noranda
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- City
- Murdochville
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Miniature copper anodes (in a velvet pouch) were produced as gifts for employees of the Gaspé Mine in Murdochville, Québec. - Function
-
A gift to employees of the Gaspé Mine in Murdochville, Québec. - Technical
-
Copper anodes are made through smelting processes in an anode furnace. The anode furnace removes oxygen from the blister copper. The process burns away any oxygen from the copper leaving the final casting, called the copper anode, 98-99% pure copper. The anodes are used in electroplating and electrolyte refining process. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None.
- Missing
- Nothing is missing.
- Finish
- It is 98-99% pure copper.
- Decoration
- None.
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Noranda Mines Ltd., Anode, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2012.0032, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/2012.0032.001/
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