pit and quarry industry

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• Slate industry — The slate industry is the industry related to the extraction and processing of slate. Slate is either quarried from a slate quarry or reached by tunneling in a slate mine . Common uses for slate include as a roofing material, a flooring material… …   Wikipedia

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• Cloud Quarry — (grid reference ST630577) was a quarry near Temple Cloud, in the limestone of the Mendip Hills, in Somerset, England. During World War II a factory was built in the disused quarry to make tyres for Avro Lancaster Bomber. The roof was painted blue …   Wikipedia

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• Blondin (quarry equipment) — Blondins were a type of aerial ropeway employed in open pits in the slate quarries in Wales to transport wagons loads of rock between locations. They were named after the famous tightrope walker Charles Blondin . History The first known use of… …   Wikipedia

• Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens — from Mowbray Park Established 1846 Location Burdon Road, Sunderland, England …   Wikipedia

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• Dinorwic Quarry — Vivian quarry, part of the Dinorwic Quarry The Incline at the Quarry …   Wikipedia

• Clay pit — A clay pit is a quarry or mine for the extraction of clay, which is generally used for manufacturing pottery, bricks or Portland cement. The brickyard or brickworks is often located alongside the clay pit to reduce the transport costs of the raw… …   Wikipedia

• Penrhyn Quarry — The Penrhyn Slate Quarry is a slate quarry located near Bethesda in north Wales. It is reputed to be the world s largest slate quarry: the main pit is nearly a mile long and 1200 feet deep.The quarry was first developed in 1770 by Richard Pennant …   Wikipedia

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