Selection of geological samples (1969)

Landscapes.

The geological party arrived at the place of work.

Tent camp of geologists.

Geologists go to the mountains.

Sampling of rocks.

Mountain river.

Rock samples.

Sampling.

Open-pit mining.

Shock-rope drilling of a well.

Cartoon drilling scheme.

Pouring water into the well to clean the bottom.

Dried sludge samples are poured into bags.

Core drilling.

Taking the core.

Splitting the core for further study.

Core sawing with a diamond disc.

The sludge is drained into the tank.

Sedimentation of sludge (animation).

The dried sludge is poured into a test bag.

Extraction of particles from sludge using a magnet.

Miners take the elevator down to the mine.

The hole method of testing.

Sampling.

Furrow sampling method.

The face surface is washed with water.

Alignment of the sampling site.

The film method of testing.

Miners get out of the elevator.

Marking of the site before sampling.

The bulk is covered with a grid.

A small portion of ore is taken from each grid cell.

The gross method of testing.

Trolleys with ore in the mine.

Processing plant.

Testing of ore in trolleys.

Sampling from railway wagons.

Laboratory for sample processing.