Survey of mineral wealth in Australia today. Raw materials mined, refined and processed in Australia include silver, lead, zinc, copper, iron ore, bauxite, uranium and coal. Shows typical mining towns, Broken Hill, Mt Isa, Mary Kathleen, Rum Jungle, Weipa, Yampi Sound and in the Latrobe Valley; and production and refining centres - Port Kembla, Cocklecreek and Bell Bay.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322233
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mineral industries - Australia - History
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mineralogy
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mines and mineral resources - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mining corporations
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mining towns
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Mining districts - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Wealth - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)