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Check with your school library or resource centre for a copy of the catalogue compiled by the Learning Resources Distribution Centre of the Department of Education. You will find short descriptions in the catalogue, under one or more of the following categories: Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Canadian Studies, Newfoundland and Labrador Studies, or Career Choices. Note: National Film Board videos are also housed at the public libraries in St. John's and Corner Brook. Other related titles may be found in this group. Available from Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador Title/Sub-Titles Format Duration Comment 100 Years of Discovery VHS 20:00 minutes accompanying booklet, '100 Years of Progress' Always in the Forefront VHS 13:65 minutes   Beyond the Ocean Frontier: The Juan de Fuca Ridge VHS 8:00 minutes   Common Ground: Modern Mining and You VHS 27:00 minutes accompanying booklets: 'Teacher's Guide', 'User's guide' and 'Modern Mining and You.' Des tremblements de terre au Canada VHS 15:00 minutes French Earthquakes in Canada VHS 16:00 minutes   Explosives, not for play at home or away VHS 10:50 minutes   Geological Survey of Canada, Past and Present VHS 11:54 minutes   Geoscience Mapping/La cartographie geologique VHS 10:00 minutes French and English versions Hard Rock and Placer Mining in Alaska - The Searchers [1:00 - 15:00] Alaska Coal - Pioneering in a New Environment [15:01 - 29:00] VHS 29:00 minutes   Hidden Heritage: Mining Ontario's Future VHS 16:17 minutes   IOC: Carol Mining Operations [0:00 - 11:58] Big Blast: News [11:59 - 17:54] Always in the Forefront [17:55 - 31:28] Dr. Wishart's Journey [31:29 - 41:41] Road of Iron [41:42 - 1:22:36] Iron Ore from the North [1:22:37 - 1:50:21] The Carol Project [1:50:27 - 2:23:22] Carol Mining and Concentrating Operations [2:23:23 - 2:43:50] VHS 2:43:50 minutes   Islands in the Midnight Sun: The Story of the Polar Continental Shelf Project VHS 9:47 minutes   Les explosifs ne sont pas des jouets ni a la maison, ni a l'exterieur VHS 11:18 minutes French Les programme geoscientifique dans les regions pionnieres le monde souns nos pieds VHS 11:00 minutes French Lithoprobe; 40 km sous terre VHS 6:00 minutes French Lithoprobe; Probing the Earth VHS 5:00 minutes   Mineral Wealth of Atlantic Canada VHS 30:00 minutes   Mining and Mineral Vignettes: Exploring for Minerals [0:00 - 5:10] Panning for Gold [5:10 - 8:44] Exploration Geologists [8:44 - 13:00] Underground Mining [13:00 - 16:00] Surface Mining [16:00 - 20:20] Mining Gypsum [20:20 - 23:55] Mining Potash [23:55 - 27:00] VHS 27:00 minutes   Mining in Newfoundland and Labrador: The Early Days [0:00 - 6:45] The Early Twentieth Century [6:45 - 11:30] The Present and Future [11:30 - 20:00] VHS 20:00 minutes   Mining in Newfoundland and Labrador: Introduction to Mining [0:00 - 8:30] Technology and Mining [8:30 - 20:48] Economics of Mining [20:48 - 33:00] Environmental Aspects of Mining [33:00 - 45:50] Social Aspects of Mining [45:50 - 60:00] VHS 60:00 minutes   Out of the rock VHS 29:00 minutes   Secrets of Ice VHS 24:50 minutes   The Appalachian Story: Part 1 [0:00 - 30:00] Part 2 [30:01 - 52:14] VHS 52:00 minutes   The Earth Scientists VHS 18:20 minutes   The last ice age/ The recent ice age VHS 28:00 minutes   Transformations; The Story of the Mining and Mineral Industry in Canada VHS 14:00 minutes   Un siecle d'exploitation miniere VHS 20:00 minutes French, accompanying booklet, '100 ans de progress.' Vignettes Mineraux: La Prospection des Mineraux [0:00 - 5:30] Le Lavage a la Battee [5:30 - 9:30] Les Geologues Prospecteurs [9:30 - 14:00] L'Exploitation Souterraine [14:00 - 17:20] L'Exploitation a Ciel Ouvert [17:20 - 22:15] L'Extraction du Gypse [22:15 - 26:10] L'Extraction de la Potasse [26:10 - 29:40] VHS 29:40 minutes French Available from Provincial Public Libraries The following is a list of the titles of videos or films that deal with Mining or Minerals. The videos and films listed here are currently available for borrowing from: Audio-Visual Library Provincial Information, Library Resources Board Arts & Culture Centre St. John's, NF A1B 3A3 Phone: (709) 737-3807 Fax: (709) 737-3958 Email: jcousens@publib.nf.ca URL: www.publib.nf.ca Title Also at GS Format Durationt Bell Island Mines: Parts 1 & 2 (1984)   VHS 30:00 mins each Beyond the Ocean Frontier: Juan De Fuca Ridge (1988) * VHS 8:00 mins Canadian Shield: Saguenay Region (1964)   16 mm 12:00 mins Finding Out About Rocks (1967)   16 mm 14:00 mins From the Ground up (1980)   VHS 15:00 mins Full Rocks; Empty Rocks (1983)   VHS 15:00 mins Hidden Heritage (1990) (Mining in Ontario) * VHS 16:17 mins Metallurgical Engineer (1987)   VHS 5:00 mins Mineral Wealth of Atlantic Canada (1988) * VHS 30:00 mins Mining and Mineral Vignettes (1988) * VHS 24:00 mins    1) Mining Gypsum (1986)   VHS 3:03 mins    2) Mining Potash (1986)   VHS 3:03 mins    3) Surface Mining (1986)   VHS 3:40 mins    4) Underground Mining (1986)   VHS 3:00 mins    5) Exploring for Minerals (1986)   VHS 4:20 mins    6) Panning for Gold (1986)   VHS 3:57 mins    7) Exploration Geologists (1986)   VHS 3:42 mins Mining Engineering Technician (1983)   VHS 5:00 mins Mining in Newfoundland & Labrador (1989) * VHS 25:00 mins Riches from the Sea (1984)   VHS 23:00 mins Rocks and Minerals: How We Identify Them (1972)   16 mm 13:00 mins Too Dirty For A Woman (1983)   VHS 17:00 mins Transformations (1990)   VHS 14:00 mins Understanding our Earth: Rocks and Minerals (Rev. ed., 1983)   16 mm 12:00 mins V1738 Five part module created in 1996 for the Science, Society & Technology high school course; reviews the mining industry of Newfoundland and Labrador - the history of our mines, the environmental, economic and social aspects of industry including technological changes which have helped mining become safer and to produce a better quality product. The five parts are: Introduction, Technology, Economics, Environmental Aspects and Social Aspects.   VHS 59:00 mins Wabana: Bell Island (1990)   VHS 30:00 mins

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