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Portrait of a Miner : The National Coal Board (Vol 1) (2009)

Subject

Engineering; Film studies; History; Social Studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 347 minutes), £24.99

This 2-disc collection showcases and celebrates the extraordinary work of the National Coal Board Film Unit - operating between 1947-1984 - producing films to inform, entertain and galvanise working people...

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Serpent River (1987 Film, Video)

Director

Sandra Lahire

Producer

Sandra Lahire

Subject

Environmental science

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Concerns the people of Serpent River and Elliot Lake in northern Ontario, where there is a huge uranium mining operation owned by RTZ. Shows the effects of the mine on their lives and their environment,...

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Mining Trainee

Date released

1970

Series name

London Line

Issue no

302

NoS ID

326539

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Mining Course

Date released

1971

Series name

London Line

Issue no

371

NoS ID

326608

Story no

1 / 1

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Ashanti Gold Mine

Date released

Dec 1967

Series name

Parade

Issue no

51

NoS ID

352591

Story no

2 / 5

COI synopsis: Gold mining in Ghana.

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Copper Resources and Reserves (1985 Video)

Subject

Environmental science; Geology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £55.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Traces the history of copper extraction from Roman times to the end of the 19th century, and then looks at copper demand in the 20th century and how new technologies such as froth flotation enable copper to...

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Froth Flotation (1969 Video)

Director

Trevor A Scott

Producer

Michael Clarke

Subject

Technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats b&w. 17 min.

Explains the technique of froth flotation used in concentrating minerals from low-grade ores. Hydrophobicity and flotation are shown at laboratory scale, then at pilot-plant scale, finally in industrial...

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Force Crag Mine (1993 Video)

Subject

Archaeology; Chemistry

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 14 min., 1999 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Shows the workings of Force Crag mine, the last metal mine in the north of England, which is now closed. Describes the operation of the minerals processing plant at Froce Crag and explains the underlying...

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Gem Mining And Cutting In Thailand

Date released

Jan 1974

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

140

NoS ID

328182

Story no

1 / 4

COI synopsis: Chaninburi in Thailand, a country with rich deposits of the mineral corundum and Bangkok where the gems are assessed and cut.

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Bolivian Miner

Date released

Jan 1968

Series name

Carrousel Britanico

Issue no

28

NoS ID

324717

Story no

2 / 5

COI synopsis: The production of mining locomotives in a British factory demonstrated to various South American representatives.

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