Nangiles Mine waste heap
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Nangiles Mine waste heap
Image: © Jonathan Wilkins Taken: 20 Sep 2019
An awesome and awful heap of spoil from one of the shafts of the Nangiles Mine. Redistribution of potentially toxic material from the heap by riders of motorcycles is evidence, as is more straightforward erosion by rainwater gullying. The colours presented on this fine day are spectacular, however.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.235151
Longitude
-5.137262