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Documentary: A film about coal and its uses. Describes how and when coal was formed; where it is found in western Canada; the different types of coal found in western Canada; its use in making steel, chemicals, plastics, photographic film, paint, and road ashphalt. Also describes underground mining and surface strip mining of coal and how coal is burnt in plants generating electric power. Includes good shots of the electric power-plant at Boundary Dam near Estevan and of very large steam-shovels strip mining coal. Many archival photographs are used showing miners, mining towns and equipment used to mine coal.

Documentary: Cutting copy of a film about coal and its uses. Describes how and when coal was formed; where it is found in western Canada; the different types of coal found in western Canada; its use in making steel, chemicals, photographic film, paint, and road ashphalt. Also describes underground mining and surface strip mining of coal and how it is burnt in plants generating electric power. Includes good shots of the electric power-plant at Boundary Dam near Estevan and of "Big Lou" the very large dragline used for strip mining coal. Many archival photographs are used showing miners, and mining towns and equipment used to mine coal.

Documentary: A film about coal and its uses. Describes how and when coal was formed; where it is found in western Canada; the different types of coal found in western Canada; its uses in making steel, chemicals, plastics, photograghic film, paint, and road ashphalt. Also describes underground mining and surface strip mining of coal and how coal is burnt in electric power-plants. Includes good shots of the power-plant at Boundary Dam near Estevan and of very large steam-shovels strip mining coal. Many archival photograghs are used showing miners, mining towns and equipment used to mine coal.

Documentary: The optical sound track for a film about coal and its uses. Describes how and when coal was formed; where it is found in western Canada; the different types of coal found in western Canada; its uses in making steel, chemicals, plastics, photograghic film, paint, and road ashphalt. Also describes underground mining and surface strip mining of coal and how coal is burnt in electric power-plants. Includes good shots of the power-plant at Boundary Dam near Estevan and of very large steam-shovels strip mining coal. Many archival photograghs are used showing miners, mining towns and equipment used to mine coal.

Documentary: A film about coal and its uses. Describes how and when coal was formed; where it is found in western Canada; the different types of coal found in western Canada; its use in making steel, chemicals; plastics, photographic film, paint, and road ashphalt. Also describes underground mining and surface strip mining of coal and how coal is burnt in plants generating electric power. Includes good shots of the electric power-plant at Boundary Dam near Estevan and of very large steam-shovels strip mining coal. Many archival photographs are used showing miners, mining towns and equipment used to mine coal.

Documentary: Cutting copy of a film about coal and its uses. Describes how and when coal was formed; where it is found in western Canada; the different types of coal found in western Canada; its use in making steel, chemicals, photographic film, paint, and road ashphalt. Also describes underground mining and surface strip mining of coal and how it is burnt in plants generating electric power. Includes good shots of the electric power-plant at Boundary Dam near Estevan and of very large steam shovels strip mining coal. Many archival photographs are used showing miners, and mining towns and equipment used to mine coal.

Movie title sequence: "A" roll which includes scenes of steam-shovel loading coal from strip mining operation, onto large trucks; of the coal fired electric power-plant at Boundary Dam near Estevan; and of a lit candle.

Trims: Includes scenes of a large steam-shovel strip mining coal for the electric power-plant at Boundary Dam near Estevan, of horses grazing in a field, of a control room in an electric power-plant and close up shots of gauges monitoring equipment in operation.

Trims: Includes scenes of the electric power-plant at Boundary Dam near Estevan, and of a section of highway paved with an experimental black top mixed with waste coal ash.

Trims: Scenes of the exterior of the electric power-plant at Boundary Dam near Estevan and of a SaskPower employee working on electrical transmission lines.