Learning on ScreenSon of the Desert
- Synopsis
- Shows the erection, commissioning and first steps of the Middle East’s largest walking dragline - a Ransomes & Rapier W2000. The 1783-ton machine is being used to remove overburden for the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company. The 2nd stage of the contract, removal of 21 million cubic metres of rock overburden by the dragline to expose phosphate deposits, takes place at El Hassa.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 20 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min.
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of production
- 1981
- Availability
- Free loan
Sale - Uses
- Visuals useful for courses which cover walking draglines, but commentary rather general.*
- Subjects
- Engineering
- Keywords
- excavation equipment; mining; phosphate mining
Credits
- Director
- Terry Page
- Writer
- Richard J Need
- Contributor
- Paul Boutell
- Cast
Richard J Need
Distribution Formats
- Type
- Film
- Format
- 16mm
Production Company
Sponsor
- Name
Costain Mining
Distributor
- Name
c/o Tandem Productions
- Phone
- 01442 61576
- Fax
- 01442 219250
- Address
- 10 Bargrove Avenue
Hemel Hempstead, Herts
HP1 1QP
- Name
Education Distribution Service
- info@edist.co.uk
- Phone
- 01795 427614
- Fax
- 01795 474871
- Address
- Education House, Drywall Estate
Murston
Sittingbourne, Kent
ME10 3RL
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