Mining in Australia: the the story of copper

Australia, 1962

Film
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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

director

Brian Merrett

production company

Tasmanian Government Film Unit

Language

English

Duration

00:12:13:00

Colour

Colour

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