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Mining for Nickel = Les mines de nickel
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1955Item number (ISN):60476Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:INCO LIMITEDAccession:1986-0384Media:FilmOriginal title:Mining for NickelPart:1 of 1Production date:1955Release date:1955Production company:American version
Film Graphics, Inc.Production credit:director, Joseph R. Kohn; script, Maxime Furlaud; photography, David Quaid; animation, Don Towsley; technical director, H.J. MutzCountry of production:usSponsor:The International Nickel Company, Inc.Distributor name:Douglas D. RothackerDescription:This film combines animation and actuality footage to explain and illustrate the six different mining methods in use at Inco's Sudbury, Ontario area mines: square set (at the Creighton Mine); cut and fill (at the Garson Mine); shrinkage; open pit (at the Frood-Stobie pit); blasthole; and caving (at Creighton). Other sequences include a brief history of exploration and prospecting in the area; an explanation of prospecting methods from dip needle to core sampling to airborne magnetometers and other electromagnetic devices; footage of a main shaft sinking and the drilling of cross-cuts and drifts; and a brief explanation of the mine planning process. A map indicates the locations of the Creighton, Levack, Garson, Murray, and Frood-Stobie Mines. <42mn>Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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