Caption
[no caption]
Date
June 1, 1959
Accession Number
LAC-NFB89010
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177069
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Bauxite, the reddish brown soil which is the basic ore of aluminum, is combined with caustic soda in huge digesters which refine impurities from the ore. World's largest smelter is located at Arvida, Quebec.
Date
June 1, 1959
Accession Number
LAC-NFB89011
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177070
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
[no caption]
Date
June 1, 1959
Accession Number
LAC-NFB89013
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177071
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Canada's surging rivers, harnessed to provide an abundant source of hydro-electric power, have made her the second largest producer of aluminum in the world.
Date
July 1, 1959
Accession Number
LAC-NFB89048
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177072
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Canadian industries consume 16% of the country's aluminum output; the remainder is sold to a dozen countries throughout the world. Largest customers are the United States and Great Britain, followed by West Germany, Italy, Australia, Mexico, Brazil and Japan. Above, aluminum ingots await shipment from the wharf at Arvida on Quebec's Saguenay River. Aluminum, one of the most versatile of modern materials, has a wide variety of uses -- from the manufacture of pots and pans to the building of aircraft and bridges.
Date
January 1, 1959
Accession Number
LAC-NFB89131
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177078
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #220: More Power to Produce: Canada's Aluminum Industry
Photographers
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Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
July 28, 1959
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
World consumption of aluminum has doubled every decade since the opening of the 20th century. Throughout this period Canada has consistently produced about 25% of the world's aluminum supply and ranks number one in the international aluminum trade. Chief source of bauxite for Canada's eastern smelters is British Guiana, ore for her west coast plants comes largely from Jamaica. Other essential ingredients in the manufacture of aluminum are aluminum coke (obtained from the U.S.A. as well as Canada), cryolite from Greenland and fluorspar from Newfoundland. Key to Canada's leading position in the production of aluminum are her boundless sources of hydro-electric power: the electricity required to make one ton of aluminum would light the average home for ten years.
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