Tinstone How It Is Obtained In A Cornish Mine 1933

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Cornwall. Tinstone (or black tin as the Cornish miners call it) is just plain tin ore when it comes up from the mines. C/U of a metal container of tin ore being lifted from interior of a mine. Low angle shot of ore rolling down a corrugated surface. The first crushing. C/U of ore being shovelled into a crushing machine. M/S of man opening a hatch and ore pouring out into a metal container. • • - and then a long journey to the stamping and washing mill. M/S of men and young boys walking towards camera pushing along containers of ore. They are attached to some kind of overhead pulley system. The containers are given a push and a pulley system transports them up and away from the camera. L/S of the cable system - various shots of the ore being transported. As the containers turn a corner at the end of their journey, the workers tip them over using their bodies to force the heavy containers. C/U of ore being moved with a shovel. Here it is stamped into a fine powder. A machine which is practically a large mechanically worked pestle and mortar does it. M/S of the grinding machine in operation. • • Finally a series of washing operations separate all the extraneous matter (sand, etc.) High angle of the machines used to wash the tin - various shots. and leaves the pure tinstone - ready for smelting. C/U of the tin being shovelled. C/U of man's hands as he picks up the tin and lets the particles run through his fingers. • • Was an item in Eve's Film Review issue number 643. • • Safety print exists. • FILM ID:982.13 • A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. http://www.britishpathe.tv/ • FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/ • British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. https://www.britishpathe.com/

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