Dragging For Gold (1963)

Siberia, Soviet Union, USSR. Various shots of a large dredger at work in shallow water with the buckets lifting mud out for washing and sifting. Various shots of two Russian engineers at control of dredger, they are all that’s needed to operate it. CU. Bowl with gold in it, the result of a day’s dragging. (.) Date found in the old record - 18/08/1963. FILM ID:2671.2 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), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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