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  1. Old Glengowla Lead Mine (1997 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Engineering
    Distribution
    out of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min.

    The Old Glengowla lead mine in County Galway, Ireland, operated from 1851 to 1865. Today, an underground trip down to water level shows old equipment and and a variety of minerals, and on the surface can be...

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  2. Mining for Nickel (1956 Film)

    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows the methods of locating and defining an ore body and gives an indication of the vast extent and intricacy of the work needed to develop a modern mine and extract the ore. Discusses five methods of...

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  3. Mining the Past: Shaping Our Lives

    Producer
    Ray Johnson
    Subject
    History; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £12.99

    This social history documentary, produced for Age UK North Staffordshire, brings together ex-miners to share their varied and fascinating experiences of life in the pits of Newcastle-under-Lyme, North...

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  4. Glengowla (2010 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 36 minutes), £12.95

    Glengowla lead mine near Oughterard, County Galway in Ireland started in 1851 and mining was suspended in 1865. During that short 14 year period, "160 square fathoms" was stopped to produce 390 tonnes of...

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  5. Women in the Mines (1996 Video)

    Director
    Tess Fajardo
    Subject
    Anthropology; Development studies
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 23 min., 2000 hire: £5.00 (+p&p) for 2 weeks

    Highlights women’s perspectives as large-scale mining dislocates indigenous communities in the Philippines from land they have inhabited and managed for centuries.

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  6. Silver: A Source of Power for the State: Evidence of Archaeology (1989 Video)

    Producer
    Tony Coe
    Subject
    Archaeology; Classical studies
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., Sale as part of A209/VC1 only.

    The initial success of the Athenian empire was founded on the surplus revenue from the silver mines of the Laurion area. Examines how archaeologists go about testing such an idea. Uses excavations at the...

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  7. City of Gold (1957 Film)

    Director
    Wolf Koenig; Colin Low
    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A re-creation, with the aid of contemporary photographs, and based on old-time prospectors’ recollections, of the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896, the events and personalities which were part of it, and the...

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  8. No Place to Hide (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Eleanor Morris
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Filmed in Sudbury, Ontario, this programme illustrates the effects of mineral extraction and processing on the environment. The example used is nickel, and contrasts are drawn between two periods. In the...

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  9. Tin: The Mettle of Malaysia (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Eleanor Morris
    Subject
    Development studies; Geography
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at the social nature of natural resources, in this case the tin industry in Malaysia. The British introduced commercial tin production to Malaysia in the 19th century, but even though other industries...

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  10. Surviving Aberfan (2008)

    Director
    Steve Humphries
    Subject
    History; Social Studies

    Documentary about the Aberfan disaster in south Wales in October 1966. The people of Aberfan tell their stories of tragic loss, miraculous survival and heroic rescue. [60 minutes]

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