The wagons were removed on 31 December, which were carrying 1, 000 tonnes of quarry stone.

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Mining has declined in importance in recent years with only coal and quarry stone mines remaining active.

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Imagine the heat in the summer, the bitter cold in the winter, and Mandela going out to quarry stone, the burning white light reflecting off the limestone permanently and deeply injuring his sight.

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The documentary opens at a West Bank stone quarry where Palestinian masons are cutting stone for the addition.

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Superintendent Kabir said the two women were from Jetia village and worked in a stone quarry.

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Close to Spion Kop, a stone quarry spills across the track where you can search through the stones to find the remnants of flint spearheads and knife-blades made by the Ngaro people thousands of years ago.

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The discovery of the metalled and cambered roadway was made at a Tarmac quarry, from where stone is transported to be used in roads and motorways.

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Stone from the quarry has also been used in Grand Prix circuits at Bahrain and Abu Dhabi.

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The stone was donated by Hanson Cement from nearby Cefn Mawr Quarry.

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