GOLD AND GOLD MINING

Duration: 14 min

Year Published: 1958

Format: 16mm

Color: Color & B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: A study of gold mining today, particularly in northern California. Contrasts the simple operations of prospectors who panned the streams with those of mining companies. Describes hydraulic mining in which water pressure forces masses of soil and rocks through a sluice box; shows a dredge at work both on water and on land; shows hard rock mining being done in tunnels and open pits.

Complete Record: Source: Bailey Interest level: el-jh-sh-c Guide: Guide Price: b&w $75, rent $5; color $150, rent $7.50 Format: sd b&w or color Catalog numbers: LC card Fi A 59-212; EFLA evaluation card No. 3850

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)