Gold Mining Methods (1961)

Welkom, South Africa (Reel 2) MS CU Group of African miners walking along tunnel towards camera. MS White miner taking fuse from box. MCU Miner setting fuses and charges. MS Group of African dancers. Various CU’s. African miner drilling gold face with electric drill which he is operating with his feet. CU Man pointing out seam in the gold face. CU Man lighting fuse. (Orig. Neg.) (For Reel 1 see 3467 A) GV. Town of Welkom (5 shots). GV. Nissen hut where an African family lives. GV. Row of huts in the African workers quarter. (Huts are globe shaped) Various shots of mining process. African dancers. Shots in mine with man lighting match. (Orig. Neg.) (Reel 1 see 3467 A) FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more