Mining Movies

Ambar is a young mother who is forced to work in a sand mine after her husband mysteriously vanishes. But what she faces is not just the harshness of...

Filmed over five years across the salt flats of Chile’s Atacama Desert and the fertile valleys of Serbia’s Jadar, ALL WE HAVE IS US...

An investigation into the unfolding history of nuclear testing, uranium mining, and nuclear waste disposal on indigenous lands in the US. It raises...

A young man in Alaska finds himself accused of murder, and must fight to clear his name.

Documentary on the lives and hopes of the people living in Arlit, Niger and working in its uranium mine.

The exploitation of the country’s mineral wealth is projected as the most reasonable solution to deal with the economic crisis that plagues...

June Lorich works at the Mesabi Mine on Minnesota's iron range. After an emotionally and physically abusive marriage, June is determined to make it...

Directed and filmed by Frank Hurley for Cinesound, this short industrial documentary captures the realities of 1930s mining in Broken Hill. This film...

From the creators of Haunted Discoveries, Ghosts of the Gold Rush explores California’s darkest Gold Rush legends, from Hangtown’s...

Acid rain, economic development, and a century of mining pollute Rocky Mountain waters.

The inside story of Polmaise Colliery and the miners who were the first to walk out and the last to go back to work during the miners' strike.

In 1990, when Bischofferode entered the market economy, potash production in East Germany was in third place in the world's export ranking and in...

Time-travel to a 1940s classroom with this exemplary educational film.

From the creators of 31 Minutos, here comes the story of a rock that didn't want to grow up...

On a voyage to Nome, Roy Glenister, one of the several owners of a rich mine, The Midas, is captivated by Helen Chester, while he both fascinates and...