TIN FROM BOLIVIA

Duration: 20 min

Year Published: 1946

Creator: United States Department of Interior, Bureau of Mines

Format: 16mm

Sound: Sound

Description: "Brings to the screen the intensely interesting story of the production of tin, one of the few important metals that is not mined in the United States." "Produced in cooperation with the largest tin mining company in Bolivia. Covers nearly every phase of mining, milling, smelting, and refining of tin." "Thorough and fine photography, together with its non-technical script, make it eminently suitable for telling the story of one of the most essential metals of modern civilization." Film world.

Complete Record: Dewey number: 669.6 Audience level: sh-c-adult Format/cost: 16-sd-loan Distributors / rental: Not shown in source

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946