Mining Boom In Canada
Mining Boom In Canada
Canada is experiencing a mining boom that the experts are comparing with the uranium rush that followed World War Two. There is a swiftly rising demand for molybdenum, an alloy used in steel, and mines in the wilds of British Columbia are working around the clock to meet the needs of world steel mills. Aerial Shot - Mining area in British Columbia, as you see the land is pretty much stripped. MS - A truck driving up a road carrying dirt. MS - The land heaves and spits soil into the air as explosives are set off underground. MS - A crane loading a huge dump truck with the remains of the earth left over from the explosion. CU - A dump truck unloading its dirt. CU - Young worker wearing a hard hat. MS - The ore being ground up and mixed with water. MS - A mine worker loading up steel drums with raw ore on a conveyor belt. MS - A flat bed semi taking away the packed ore in their 600 pound barrels.