Mining in Australia: the the story of copper

Describes copper mining at Mt Lyell in Tasmania. Shows blasting, crushing of the ore, removal of iron particles, grinding the ore to powder, silo stores, blast furnace, removal of slag, the converter, and finally the cathode copper.

Credits

production company

Tasmanian Government Film Unit

director

Brian Merrett

Duration

00:12:13:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1962

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010287

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Copper mines and mining

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Australia

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Manufacturing processes

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mills and mill-work

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mineral industries - Australia - History

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mines and mineral resources - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1962

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