The Story of Rock Drilling

About

The Story of Rock Drilling” is a historical film produced by the U.S. Bureau of Mines USBM) and released in 1921. The film shows advances in rock drilling techniques and technologies used in underground and surface mining in the early 20th century, including the application of these techniques to construction of watercourses used for power generation at Niagara Falls. This film is being provided by NIOSH for historical interest. NIOSH assumed responsibility for the USBM health and safety research activities since 1996 and the historical products of the USBM continue to be of interest. As a historical film, it does not represent current health and safety practices or recommendations.

Archive

Wikimedia Commons, in Wikimedia Commons

Licence or status

Public domain, as the Wikimedia Commons states it.

Rights statement

Public domain

Credit

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Who can watch

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