7 movies and series about Geology and Mining for you to binge watch

Watching movies and series, in addition to providing leisure and relaxation, can be an excellent way to learn a little more about your profession or field of study.

We know that choosing a movie or series can be a difficult task, right? There are so many options and sometimes we get confused and take several minutes to make the choice.

That's why we've put together some recommendations for you with themes related to Mining and Geology. Subjects such as QAQC, Geotechnics, Earth Formation and Structure, Mining and Archaeology are some of the topics covered in the titles on our list. Check them out below:

 

Films and series about Geology and Mining:

• The 33
• The Wave
• One Strange Rock
• Visit to Hell
• Gold - Gold and Greed
• The Dig
• Serra Pelada

 

Shall we take a look at a brief description of each one?

"The Wave" tells the story of the Geiranger fjord where geologist Kristian (Kristoffer Joner) works. In the middle of the high tourist season, a giant wave hits the place, bringing the mountain down and giving people only ten minutes to reach high ground.

In this documentary, filmmaker Werner Herzog and volcanologist Clive Oppenheimer explore some of the most powerful volcanoes in the world. The duo travel to different corners of the planet, such as North Korea, Ethiopia, Iceland and the Vanuatu archipelago, talking to locals and scientists in search of a deeper understanding of these volcanoes.

The movie The Dig tells the story of British woman Edith Pretty, who hires digger Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to uncover what treasures lie beneath her land on the Sutton Hoo estate near Suffolk in the UK.

The excavations began in 1939 and, as the project developed, various artifacts were found under the ground, which led to the discovery that Edith's estate housed a funerary ship approximately 1,400 years old.

In total, 263 precious objects were unearthed, including helmets with human faces, weapons, household utensils and coins. At 27.4 meters long, the vessel was the largest ever found buried in the ground and was considered one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century.