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Episode of Series “Canada carries on”.
A description of placer gold mining in the Yukon. East of Dawson City giant dredges cut deep into the creek beds, leaving behind monstrous coils of waste as the gold-bearing gravel is washed. The film shows how gold is trapped and hand-sorted, finally to emerge as precious gold brick.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320969
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Gold
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Gold mines and mining - Yukon Territory
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mineral industries
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mines and mineral resources
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Mines and mineral resources
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Gold
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)