Canadian Uranium Rush
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canadian Uranium Rush. DESCRIPTION: In place of the pick and shovel of gold rush days - the Geiger counter; for at North Bay, Ontario, to the locating of what is believed to be the world’s richest strike of uranium has led to a rush of prospectors. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS main street. SCU sign North Bay. Men with geiger counters. Various GVs of snow covered areas being covered by same. Men stake claims. CU chipping pieces of uranium. In town, bulletins recording progress being chalked up. In main street, men covering street with geiger counters.
- Keywords
- Buildings and structures; Weather; Science and technology; Mining; Nuclear energy
- Locations
- Ontario; North Bay
- Footage sources
- United States of America
- Card file number
- 58615
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 81
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How to cite this record
'Canadian Uranium Rush', British Movietone News Issue No. 1238A, 26 Feb 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18395 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)