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R         St. Joseph Lead Company.

393                  Lead Mining in Southeast Missouri, ca. 1940.

                                    One videocassette.

 

 

 

This is a film about the lead industry in St. Francois County, Missouri.  Co-produced by the U.S. Bureau of Mines, the film features segments on the geo­logical and historical re­cord, un­der­ground mining methods, the milling process, and develop­ment of the mining communities.  The film has been reproduced on ½" videotape (VHS).

 

Lead Mining in Southeast Missouri presents an overview of the mining industry during the period of peak production in the Old Lead Belt.  Most of the film concerns activity in St. Fran­cois County al­though earlier operations at Mine La Motte in Madison County are noted in the histori­cal section.  Recreations of hand mining and Scotch hearth smelting are included, but modern, mecha­nized methods receive the most attention.  There is an animated sequence showing the de­velop­ment of a mine, followed by underground footage showing pneumatic drill­ing, blasting, mecha­nized loading of ore, mine trains, machine shops, and safety theaters.  The milling process is also examined with views of ore crushers at surface mills, lead concen­trates, and waste rock piles.  The film concludes with a brief segment featuring safety training con­ducted by the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and social development programs sponsored by the mining companies.  Run­ning time of the film is approxi­mately thirty minutes.

 

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