STK-ID 2336

[Remark: Canadian asbestos has been the fire resisting mineral in demand among customers all over the world.] CSs of asbestos-bearing rock nearly filling the screen, of hands pinching serpentine asbestos from rock, handling a handful of the stuff. Various shots of asbestos quarrying from an open pit mine: drilling, blasting, loading. Good shot of loading operations with ingenious "cable car" system. Shots of giant steam crane at work, TRAVELLING of inclined railway in tunnel and out.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Asbestos Mining in Quebec
Location
Quebec (province)
Year
1920
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Reel 35 mm, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486