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Mining the New American West
The Mining Act of 1872 allows mining companies to purchase land from the U.S. Government at 1872 prices - about $5.00 an acre! This video features the town of Crested Butte, Colorado, and a mountain just outside of town that was...
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Coal Mining: A Visual Documentary
The Harold Keen Coal Company has produced an excellent video which shows the viewer all about the process of mining coal that shows some rarely-seen images of the intricacies of underground mining. Surface mining is also described in...
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Copper Mining : Bingham Canyon Mine
Learn a lot about copper and its uses from watching this excellent video. Mining techniques, facts about copper, and a very interesting section on the geology behind how copper ore has come to be present underground are all part of this...
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Steel Making: From Start to Finish
The United States Steel Company has produced this interesting, fast-paced video which takes the viewer through entire process of making steel from ore that is mined. It is interesting to note that there are hundreds of varieties of steel...
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Offshore Oil Drilling
An entertaining and informative video on offshore oil drilling is posted here. A young student is on an oil rig platform in the Gulf of Mexico and interviews the foreman of the rig. An excellent graphic on exactly how the oil rig drills...