Pictures from the Bodge House opencast - 13/07/08
Visitor | 22.07.2008 17:02 | Climate Chaos | Ecology
a view from near the Bodge, of mining area 3
recent work near the woods......
a badger set, fenced off by UK Coal (just south of the woods)
the plant compound in the distance, near the road
preparation for heavy plant access
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To explain the various things going on, I've marked a few points of interest as well as the open cast areas.
Points of interest
A The squatted building known as "Bodge House".
B A rather nice protected woods.
C The area which will become the site office.
D Will be where processing is done and "plant" is kept.
E UK coal's access road which is currently being constructed and will run down through points C and D.
Open cast areas
1 First to be mined, working in strips which run North to South, moving Eastward. Won't take long, only 3 strips.
2 Next up, working in strips, moving Westward to meet area 1. 12 strips this time.
3 Eventually this will be mined, too, in strips moving Eastwards to area 4.
4 This one is last. The short strips run East-West and they will work from South to North.
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Additions
planning application
22.07.2008 18:18
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And all the planning application info is here
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