Bullhouse Minewater Project
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Bullhouse Minewater Project
Image: © Chris Morgan Taken: 7 Jul 2014
Water running out of old mineworkings can contain high levels of ochre, turning the water orange and killing all plant life. Here the water is pumped into a large settling lagoon to allow the ochre to settle before allowing clear water to be siphoned off and flow downstream. All part of the legacy that needs managing in old coalfield areas. In this case the colliery closed in 1918, but the adit still brings this ochre laden water to the surface.
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Image Location
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53.516154
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-1.685978