| BIGGEST GOLD MINE OPENS Opening of new gold mine in South Africa. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5903 |
| Catalog #: | 86676 | |
| Clip Number: | 86676-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 62/26 | |
| Timecode: | 01:33:11 - 01:34:44 | |
| Location: | South Africa | |
| Year Shot: | 1962 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Grand Opening INDUSTRY/MINING: Gold LOCATIONS/AFRICA: South Africa | |
| Description: | MASTER 5903 A BIGGEST GOLD MINE OPENS Opening of new gold mine in South Africa. South Africa. Various shots of Western Deep Levels gold mine. Interior of processing plant. Mine Chairman Harry Oppenheimer addresses guests at opening ceremony. Governor of Reserve Bank Dr. de Koch then speaks and before pressing the button which starts the ball and tube mills rolling. Shots of machinery working. Mrs. Oppenheimer then presses button to start gold pouring operation. Shot of molten gold pouring. Mrs. Oppenheimer then touches a gold ingot for luck. Below surface, in mine shaft. M/S train rolling past camera. Various shots black South African miners using pneumatic drills. C/U shift boss measuring the face of gold reef. More shots miners drilling. M/S mechanical scrapper dragging ore to a grid where it drops through. C/U train with a load of ore passing by a grid, the truck tips the ore through the grid. C/U conveyor belt carrying waste rock. Panning shot recovery plant where tube and ball mills are operating. Exterior. L/S double aqua duct which conveys the pulverized ore and water to the settling tanks. L/S mine. | |
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