Opencast mining site
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The photograph on this page of Opencast mining site by M J Richardson as part of the Geograph project.
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Opencast mining site
Image: © M J Richardson Taken: 7 Nov 2017
An entrance to the site on the B981 south of Crossgates - it appears that extraction has finished and some restoration has taken place.
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Image Location
Latitude
56.073674
Longitude
-3.372052