The Great Canadian Shield

194512 minFilm: Documentary

Production: Laurence Hyde

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in cooperation with the Canadian Department of Mines and Resources.

The rock of the great Canadian Shield was formed two billion years ago. Now its many minerals--gold, nickel, copper, mica, feldspar, iron and magnesium--are mined as essential ingredients in Canadian industry.

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Subject categories


  • Geography and Geology > Canadian ShieldGeological PerspectivesLandformsMineral Deposits
  • Mining > MetalsMinerals and Mining

Credits


producer
Laurence Hyde
music
John Weinzweig