Surveys the development of mining operations of Hammersley Iron and Bougainville copper, the lead/zinc operation of the company and the opening of the aluminium smelter at Bluff, New Zealand.
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ACMI Identifier
323448
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Aluminum
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Copper mines and mining
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - New Zealand
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Iron mines and mining
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mines and mineral resources - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mining corporations
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Smelting
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Bougainville (Papua New Guinea)
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan