Transporting 250,000 Tonnes Of Material From Dortmund To China | The Earth s Riches | Spark

From spaceships to mobile phones, metals are an integral part of the objects that make up the world around us and that we use in everyday life. The metal industry is a major component of the world economy, and mining takes place all over the world. Yet their extraction and refinement is still an arduous and dangerous process, not only for the workers but for the surrounding environment. Subscribe to Spark for more amazing science, tech and engineering videos - https://goo.gl/LIrlur Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SparkDocs/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spark_channel/?hl=undefined Content licensed from TVF International to Little Dot Studios. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@littledotstudios.com #ChineseMetal #Steel #Iron #spark #sparkdocumentary #sciencedocumentary