StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: spoil

VoR[19] - return journey

VoR[19] - return journey

StoneRoad2013
12 Jul 2021 84
On the way back down to Aberystwyth, I took another view towards Cwm Rheidol. The power station is almost hidden by trees from this vantage point.
vor[19] - mining spoil

vor[19] - mining spoil

StoneRoad2013
12 Jul 2021 5 5 100
One area of land with spoil from mining, I assume lead was the material being sought as the waste from that is notoriously toxic to vegetation. Viewed from a moving train on the Vale of Rheidol line, hence the cross-hatched fence in the foreground.
smr[18] - views from the line {4 of 9}

smr[18] - views from the line {4 of 9}

StoneRoad2013
30 May 2021 68
The waste from lead mining tends to stay un-vegetated for many years, due to the toxicity. . Two of the communication masts on Snaefell's summit can be seen to the left of the image.