PACKAGED POWER
This film is held by the BFI (ID: 252206).
Synopsis
Mining bauxite in British Guiana, the Saguenay Hydro-electic scheme and the aluminium smelting plant in Northern Quebec.
The mining of bauxite in British Guiana, the bauxite being transported to the Demerara river and McKenzie. Drying the ore and taking it on freighters to Canada and the Hydro-Electric powerstation at Shipshaw. The pulverisation of bauxite and the precipitation of aluminium by electrolysis, producing molten aluminium. The aluminium is taken to Newport, UK and to a strip rolling mill. A research lab, testing characteristics. Mining bauxite in Jamaica. The development stage at a aluminium plant. A new HEP in British Colombia.
Titles
- PACKAGED POWER
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1952
- Running Time:
- 32 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 16mm Film
- Colour:
- Colour
- Sound:
- Sound
- Footage:
- 1000 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- Canada, Great Britain
- Director
- BROWN, Quentin
- Sponsor
- British Aluminium Company
- Photography
- GLYNN, Thomas
- Production Company
- Crawley Films