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South Wales August 6-9 2009
Merthyr Tydfil Open-Cast Coal Mining and Slag Heap Reclamation
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Loading coal at Cwm Bargoed. Until the 1980's there were a number of loading pads, taking coal to, for instance, the Aberthawe power station.
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Ffos y Fran open-cast mine above Merthyr Tydfil
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South Wales Merthyr Tydfil coal reclamation open-cast mining tip reclamation drainage gabions streams dumpers Brecon Beacons