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Posted: 19 Mar 2007

Taken: 01 Jul 1972

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rocks •
geo:lat=53.383431 •
guessed by Lizjones112 •
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Ynys Môn •
industrial archaeology •
Parys Mountain •
copper mining •
North Wales •
Anglesey •
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"The Great Opencast", Parys Mountain copper mine, Anglesey, North Wales.

"The Great Opencast", Parys Mountain copper mine, Anglesey, North Wales.
The "Great Open Cast" - abandoned open-pit copper workings at Parys Mountain, Anglesey, North Wales.
Scanned from Kodachrome 25 transparency film.

Useful Links:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parys_Mountain
www.parysmountain.co.uk/
Comments
 slgwv
slgwv club
Complete with a pit lake! How's the water quality--much acid-mine drainage?
9 years ago.
 Earthwatcher
Earthwatcher club
It was very acid at the time: around pH 2. I think there has been quite a lot of remediation and water treatment since.
9 years ago.

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