The Miners Of Manganese (1931)

Introductory intertitle reads: South of DjebelBouArfa in Morocco, amongst bare valleys, the white man searches for the valuable Manganese Panning shot of the landscape. L, S of lorries approaching the camera along a dusty road. Men sit in the back of the pickup trucks. Old picks and modern drills tear out the hillside, contrasting queerly with the ageold garb of the workers M, S of group of men working on the hillside. Various shots of the men who wear traditional dress. C, U of man using an electric drill to make a hole in the rock. Hard work in a hot sun but commerce must have its Manganese for the steel workers M, S of workers breaking up and sorting rocks by hand. They sit on the ground as they work. C, U of one of the men working. He uses a small pick to break up the rocks. C, U of a Hessian basket containing small pieces of Manganese. C, U of hand holding a piece of the rock. narrow gauge rails, too, have invaded the once quiet valley M, S of workers approach