Diamond Mining (1963)

South Africa. A story about diamond mining in South Africa and the expensive jewellery made from it. Various shots of the men digging and sifting the stones, C/U as a diamond is picked out. Various shots exterior and interior of a modern mine with sifting equipment, M/S of diamonds left behind. Various shots of the jewellery, including a small watch, necklace and brooches. Note: Good juxtaposition between the hard work of mining and sifting the stones for diamonds and the elegant jewellery shown off by the models. Cuts exist - see separate record. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), Br