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Gold and diamond mines of South Africa /

Gold and diamond mines of South Africa /

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Summary

Shows how gold and diamonds are extracted from the earth and processed in the province of Transvaal in South Africa. Pictures gold mining operations at the Joch Mine near Johannesburg and diamond mining operations at the Premier Mine in the town of Cullinan. Includes street scenes of Johannesburg and of Kimberley, the center of the world's largest diamond mining operations.
MP992 U.S. Copyright Office
Copyright: Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; 31Jul17; MP992.
Duration: 3:52 (part 1) and 3:35 (part 2) at 18 fps.
A Conquest picture.
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as digital files.
Sources used: Copyright catalog, motion pictures, 1912-1939; George Kleine Collection catalog, 1980, p. 48.

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Date

01/01/1917
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Contributors

Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
K.E.S.E. (Firm)
Kleine (George) Collection (Library of Congress)
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Location

Knysna (South Africa)-34.03639, 23.04722
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Library of Congress
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Public Domain

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