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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...
Visits the small minig village of Aberfan in South Wales where, on 21 October 1966, the coal tip above the village collapsed and slid down the hillside, killing over 140 people, many of them children from...
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...
Starts by showing how ores are extracted from an underground mine in Cornwall and looks at the variety of minerals found in these ores. Then looks at ways of separating minerals from mined ore using...
Shows the Dinorwic slate quarry, Llanberis, North Wales, and the men and crafts associated with it and its workshops. Retired men returned to Dinorwic to demonstrate their skills for the camera. A quarryman...
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