The Wages of Fear starring Yves Montand is an early classic, 1953, about the petroleum industry.

And of course, the ultimate movie on artisanal mining, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre with Humphrey Bogart.  I've never seen it but googled Nostromo, Conrad's famous novel on silver mining, and see that a mini-series was done in 1996 with an all-star cast.  Will have to try and get it.

"Sweet Crude" about the Niger Delta. The crew was arrested while shooting the film.

"On Deadly Ground" about oil in Alaska. Funny to see '90s action movies again!

Also a documentary by the National Geographic Channel on the Alaska Oil Pipeline - gives a nice view on the pumping/infrastructure/machinery necessary to get the oil out of the ground. You can watch the full documentary in the link.

Bollywood! Kaala Patthar, about a coal miner. Includes great Bollywood songs.

Mining for Change: A Story of South African Mining - I haven't seen it myself, but it's a documentary about the current nationalization debate in South Africa.

Here are some of Oxfam America's EI-related videos.

• Lifeblood at Risk on the rush to mine for copper in the mountains of northern Peru.
• Standing up for Justice interviews one of the 27 people who were tortured and detained when they peacefully protested Rio Blanco Copper Mine in Peru.
• A New Generation looks at the environmental threats and economic opportunities of the Camisea gas project in Peru.
• Water is Life looks at how the proposed Rio Blanco Copper mine will contaminate water supplies.
• Sabodala: Poverty in a Land of Gold is about a gold mine in Senegal displacing farmers from their fields.
• Follow the Money, a short animation highlighting the need for  oil revenue transparency.
• Spirit of the Forest interviews a woman who is helping indigenous communities affected by mining in Cambodia defend their rights.

Two others that comes to mind are A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash.

Also, has anyone seen Gasland?