Mining Videos

The Perth Mint

The Perth Mint started with the founding of the Perth branch of Britain’s Royal Mint in 1899. At the time, gold sovereigns and half sovereigns were used throughout the British Empire as everyday circulating coins and it was the Royal Mint’s responsibility to supply them.

Underground Drilling with Jumbo Drill Drig

This video is of a two boom Gardner-Denver jumbo drilling in the 3859 access drift (4000 feet below surface and 14,000 feet horizontally from the #4 shaft) for the Newfold Ore Body within the Balmat #4 Mine.

Argyle Diamonds

Argyle currently operates an open pit mine to recover diamonds from the AK1 lamproite pipe. In addition, alluvial mining has been an important part of Argyle's history.

Electricity from Coal

See how a coal fueled power plant produces electricity in this 10 minute tutorial video produced by EDPvideo.com for FirstEnergy. This is a fully 3D animated video.

Diamond Cutting

This program examines the oldest, hardest natural substance in the world - diamonds -- from their beginnings in the core of the earth, through mining and acquisition, to the history of the most famous of these extraordinary gems. Actress Stockard Channing narrates the program.

Coal Mining Bucket Wheel Machine

This amateur video shows a bucket wheel excavator working at a coal mine in Western Germany. Bucket-wheel excavators (BWEs) are heavy equipment used in surface mining and civil engineering.

Bucyrus Dragline Time Lapse Video

Footage of a Bucyrus dragline in action. Draglines are a primary excavating tool used in many surface mining operations worldwide.

How Diamonds are Formed

Clip from National Geographic regarding the formation of diamonds.

Pouring Gold

Pouring gold at a mill in the Goldfields in WA, Australia.