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Video recordings made using the MineCam, a miniature colour video camera designed for lowering into underground cavities such as wells and mineshafts to allow remote exploration. M1: Investigation of a well...
Investigates the development of the scientific ideas of Abraham Gottlob Werner (1749-1817), a found of the modern science of geology, in his dual role as professor of mining and mineralogy at the minds in...
Looks at the changes brought about by the development of a billion dollar gold mine on the indigenous people of Porgera, in one of the more remote areas of Papua New Guinea. As the government of PNG looks...
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...
Introduces the Amazon goldrush and shows the impact on the Yanomami Indians. Includes graphic footage of the devastating effects of mines, air traffic and disease on the Yanomami people. The various...
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,...
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...
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,...
Using a kaliedoscopic array of experimental techniques, the film explores uranium mining in Canada and its desctuctive effects on both the environment and the women working in the mines. Images range from...
George Bowes was a professional boxer whose career spanned the economic boom years of the late fifties and sixties. He was also a face worker at Blackhall colliery in Co. Durham during the period of...
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