General Information

Serial #

11475

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

personal locator beacon

Patents

N/A

General Description

Clear synthetic casing has lime and dark green and black synthetic fittings; silver metal screws secure casing shut; synthetic and metal internal components and fittings visible; green, red and black printed text and graphics.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

15.0 cm

Width

6.4 cm

Height

3.7 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Exploration and Survey

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

ACR

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Florida

City

Fort Lauderdale

Context

Country

Haiti

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Presumably used between 2010 and 2013.

Canada

Item from comprehensive collection of tools and technologies used by a Canadian prospector, who worked in the exploration division of Newmont Mining Corporation in Haiti between 2010 and 2013. This collection reflects three aspects of the modern Canadian mining, crucial to the understanding of this sector: mobility of the workforce, ethnicity in the workforce, and globalization. The mining workforce has been highly mobile on both community and individual levels. Entire towns formed around mining operations and died or changed their character when the resources were exhausted. Mining professionals, especially in the field of mineral exploration, work in various often remote locations around the globe, and cover long distances in their daily work. The items donated to the Museum well represent the type of tools and technologies necessary to working outdoors, in remote locations, and a tropical climate. Ethnicity continues to play a role in the sector’s hiring practices. In this particular case, an employer looked for a recent graduate, bilingual prospector, educated in Canada, who could also communicate in Haitian-Creole. A set of hiring criteria in mining is often very specific and difficult to meet by Canadian graduates, but essential to succeeding in exploration projects conducted abroad. Donated artifacts reflect Haitian-Creole cultural context of Newmont operations. [Ref. 1]

Function

To transmit exact geographical coordinates of beacon to monitoring agency.

Technical

The beacon is a security device issued by the mining company. All field staff of Newmont are required to wear a beacon when working in remote locations. The beacon is linked to a security company that monitors the safety of employees. The employees are required to regularly conduct a self test on the device (usually in the morning). In case of emergency, the employees only need to press one red button, and press the GPS locator for 5 seconds. The monitoring company receives a distress call with exact location of the person that needs assistance and dispatches help. [Ref. 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

All controls, etc. labelled. Markings on unit front include "SARLink™/ View", "DO NOT COVER/ GPS RECEIVER/ Give clear view to sky" and "ACR®/ ELECTRONICS/ COBHAM". "ACR Electronics, Inc./ Fort Lauderdale, FL U.S.A." appears in raised print on antenna. Markings on unit back include "THIS DEVICE WILL NOT FLOAT/ WITHOUT ACR POUCH.", "To Activate: Deploy antenna/ into the upright position./ Press the ON/OFF/ button for +1 sec.", graphic, "WARNING: USE ONLY IN SITUATIONS OF/ GRAVE AND IMMINENT DANGER". "User: UIN: 2DCE6359A6FFBFF JUL 10/ Country: USA (366) - S/N:11475/ Model: PLB-350C P/N: 2885 SarLinkView", "Deliberate misuse may incur a severe penalty./ Notice to the public: Do not move if found./ Report its position to the proper authorities./ Compass safe distance 3.3ft (1m).", "BEACON REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY", "PLACE BEACON DECAL HERE/ USA: PLB owner must register with NOAA/ the identification code/ contained on this product:/ NOAA SARSAT Beacon Registration/ NSOF, E/SP3/ 4231 Suitland Rd./ Suitland, MD 20746/ www.beaconregistration.noaa.gov/ Outside the USA:/ Register with your national authority", "Minimum Operation:/ 24 hrs @ -4° (--20°C) to +131°F (+55°C)/ <24 hrs below -20°C (-4°)/ Stowage: -40°F (-40°C) to +158°F (70°C)/ Replace battery after use or by the date shown", graphics, "0168" and "CC: B66ACR-PLB-350/ IC: 1322A-ACRPL350PL/ Warranty void if opened".

Missing

Unknown: unit appears complete.

Finish

Clear synthetic casing has lime and dark green and black synthetic fittings; silver metal screws secure casing shut; synthetic and metal internal components and fittings visible; green, red and black printed text and graphics.

Decoration

N/A