Survey of Australia’s mineral resources. Shows silver-lead-zinc mines at Broken Hill; copper-silver-lead-zinc mines at Mt Lyell in Tasmania; coal from the various mines of New South Wales; iron ore from South Australia and Yampi Sound to the blast furnaces at Newcastle, Port kembla and Whyalla; scheelite, from King Island in Bass Strait; oil from Exmouth Gulf, and radio-active minerals from Radium Hill. Modern methods of mineral detection are shown, including aerial surveying.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322221
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mineral industries - Australia - History
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mines and mineral resources - Australia - History
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Broken Hill (N.S.W.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mining towns
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Port Kembla (N.S.W.)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Whyalla (S. Aust.)
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)