Jo’burg Uranium Mine in Operation

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1220
Date Released
20 Oct 1952
Date submitted
13 Oct 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Producing Uranium. DESCRIPTION: At Krugersdorp near Johannesburg, a new process has been developed to extract Uranium from earth after gold has been extracted. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Elevated GV Johannesburg. Various shots of gold mines, dumps, etc. Shots of gold extraction being crushed to a powder, shots of same revolving on drum.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Industry and manufacture; Mining; Nuclear energy
Locations
Johannesburg
Card file number
57963
Credits:
Camera
H. Duncan Abraham
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
62
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Jo’burg Uranium Mine in Operation', British Movietone News Issue No. 1220, 20 Oct 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18134 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)