Goldmine Aka Gold Sluicing (1940)

Gold. New Guinea. Aerial shots of New Guinea jungle with small hut in centre frame. Various shots of prospector panning for gold in a jungle stream. Various shots of a large gold prospecting concern playing heavy hoses onto the cliff to wash the earth downwards through manmade rivers to the base of the mountain where it is sifted for any gold content, native boys control the hoses and keep the water and earth flowing down the mountain. Various shots of the boys at work carrying stones on their shoulders down the mountainside. C, U of a boy holding gold bars on his shoulders. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136, 000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (19101932), Empire News Bulletin