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  1. 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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  2. Pine Point: Ore to Metal (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Geography; Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £55.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Detailed exploration gives the mining engineers at Pine Point an accurate model of ore before extraction. The programme shows the complex planning and subsequent operations required to eficiently mine the...

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  3. Looking at Steel (1971 Video)

    Director
    A Pendry
    Producer
    J Carr
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Free loan (2005), Videocassette. VHS. col. 17 min.

    The British steel industry in action. Commencing with open cast mining of iron ore, shows each stage of the main manufacturing processes that are required to produce steel for industry as sheet, rod, billet,...

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  4. Pine Point: Origin and Exploration (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Geography; Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1998 sale: £55.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The Pine Point deposit has long served as a site on which geologists have tested a variety of models of lead-zinc ore emplacements. The evidence for a number of these models is examined, and experiments in...

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  5. Great Iron and Steel Rollercoaster, The (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    An introduction to physical resources, environment and political issues illustrated by the changing fortunes of the iron and steel industry in the UK from earliest times to the present. Examines major...

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  6. Nenthead Lead Mines (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology; Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 18 min., 1998 sale: £9.87 (inclusive)

    Looks at old mineshafts in the area around Nenthead in Cumbria. Shows surface views of buildings and the smelt mill wheelpit, and then goes underground.to show an underground horse-whim chamber, various...

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  7. Mountains of Gold (1989 Video)

    Subject
    Economics; Environmental science
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 1993 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the role of the EEC, the World Bank, and multinational mining companies in the destruction of the Amazon forest and how it is related to Brazil’s national debt? Filmed over four years at Sossego,...

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  8. Roof Bolting in Metal Mines (194 Film)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Demonstrates roof bolting and points out its advantages in preventing accidents and in increasing production. Describes wedge type roof bolts.

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  9. Study in Steel (1968 Video)

    Director
    Alan Pendry
    Producer
    James Carr
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Free loan (2005), Videocassette. VHS. col. 27 min.

    Describes the latest production methods in steelmaking together with the basic chemical changes which take place in the transition from iron ore to steel. Shows special steels and the use of automation for...

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  10. Licence to Share (1967 Film)

    Director
    Robin Hardy
    Producer
    Shaffer Tony
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Compares early method of batch distillation process with later electrolytic and vertical retort continuous processes. Modern automatic process makes use of a blast furnace for which the feed stock is...

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