This is a 1960 aerial photograph of the mine looking out towards Huntly. The total destruction of the :@0.121186:0.860690:0.970052:0.860690:0.970052:0.841519:0.121186:0.841519:0.012316:0.010079:0.005805:0.007841:0.006249:0.005604:0.007841:0.006491:0.008923:0.006853:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.010129:0.006853:0.009050:0.008869:0.006712:0.005604:0.008849:0.005666:0.006853:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.005644:0.010079:0.009877:0.006833:0.008869:0.010079:0.010134:0.006853:0.010079:0.006652:0.006853:0.005642:0.010280:0.008869:0.006853:0.015682:0.005665:0.010079:0.008890:0.006853:0.005604:0.010079:0.010170:0.010079:0.005604:0.010079:0.009918:0.006853:0.010079:0.010079:0.005846:0.006853:0.005644:0.010079:0.014554:0.009011:0.006712:0.010079:0.007820:0.006887:0.014554:0.010079:0.010038:0.005643:0.005644:0.009675:0.005241:0.007055:0.012296:0.010079:0.009071:0.006853:0.005644:0.010079:0.005644:0.008869:0.005644:0.006887:0.010079:0.008869:0.007861:0.005644:0.006712:0.010079:0.009011:0.005644:0.005604:0.010079:0.010120:0.006853:0.010079:0.006652:0.006853:0.005644:0.010079:0.009121:0.005039
Lake can be clearly seen as efforts are made to remove the overburden from the 30’ thick coal seams, which :@0.073615:0.875798:0.970050:0.875798:0.970050:0.856628:0.073615:0.856628:0.012094:0.008869:0.010260:0.008890:0.006249:0.009050:0.008869:0.010099:0.006249:0.010079:0.008861:0.006450:0.008869:0.005604:0.008950:0.009011:0.006712:0.005765:0.009767:0.006249:0.008042:0.008869:0.008869:0.010301:0.006249:0.008869:0.007861:0.006249:0.009069:0.006853:0.006652:0.010079:0.006652:0.005644:0.007861:0.006249:0.008869:0.006833:0.008869:0.005422:0.015682:0.008950:0.010079:0.008905:0.006047:0.005644:0.010079:0.006047:0.006712:0.008809:0.015682:0.010079:0.010079:0.008961:0.006047:0.005644:0.010079:0.008869:0.006047:0.010079:0.010079:0.008869:0.006712:0.010079:0.010079:0.006592:0.010079:0.008869:0.010079:0.006047:0.006685:0.006712:0.010200:0.015743:0.006047:0.005644:0.010079:0.008869:0.006047:0.010079:0.010079:0.006450:0.006047:0.005644:0.010079:0.005640:0.008869:0.010079:0.006080:0.008869:0.010079:0.008869:0.005644:0.006047:0.007841:0.008890:0.009050:0.015682:0.007923:0.005039:0.005644:0.014554:0.010079:0.005604:0.008869:0.010331:0.005039
slope away downward to the right. This was the limit to which opencast mining was a viable concern. To :@0.073613:0.890906:0.970051:0.890906:0.970051:0.871736:0.073613:0.871736:0.007841:0.005604:0.010079:0.010079:0.008931:0.007458:0.008869:0.014554:0.009213:0.009694:0.007652:0.010079:0.010079:0.014554:0.010079:0.014655:0.008869:0.006712:0.010088:0.007257:0.005846:0.010079:0.007660:0.005644:0.010079:0.008869:0.007458:0.006712:0.005604:0.009857:0.010078:0.005846:0.005039:0.007493:0.012296:0.010079:0.005604:0.007902:0.007458:0.014694:0.008869:0.007882:0.007458:0.005643:0.010280:0.008869:0.007660:0.005644:0.005644:0.015723:0.005694:0.005644:0.007458:0.005644:0.010079:0.007458:0.014554:0.010079:0.005604:0.008869:0.010079:0.007458:0.010079:0.010079:0.008869:0.010280:0.008869:0.009104:0.007861:0.005644:0.007055:0.015682:0.005665:0.010079:0.005604:0.010079:0.009939:0.007257:0.014554:0.008828:0.007861:0.007257:0.009071:0.007257:0.010079:0.005604:0.008950:0.010079:0.005604:0.009105:0.007257:0.009071:0.010079:0.010079:0.008869:0.009050:0.006712:0.010039:0.005039:0.007257:0.012296:0.010331:0.005039
remove further overburden to the north (right) would have made the removal of the coal uneconomic. In later :@0.073612:0.906015:0.969976:0.906015:0.969976:0.886844:0.073612:0.886844:0.006712:0.008809:0.015682:0.010120:0.010079:0.008869:0.005846:0.006652:0.010079:0.006652:0.005636:0.010260:0.008869:0.006672:0.005442:0.010280:0.010129:0.008869:0.006712:0.010079:0.010200:0.006672:0.010076:0.008869:0.010079:0.005644:0.005644:0.010079:0.005644:0.005644:0.010079:0.008869:0.005644:0.010079:0.010079:0.006686:0.005644:0.010079:0.005644:0.006712:0.006592:0.005825:0.009877:0.010099:0.005846:0.006652:0.005442:0.014554:0.010220:0.010079:0.005604:0.010138:0.005644:0.010079:0.008869:0.010079:0.008920:0.005644:0.015682:0.008950:0.010079:0.008830:0.005442:0.005643:0.010280:0.008869:0.005644:0.006712:0.008809:0.015682:0.010079:0.010301:0.008869:0.005698:0.005644:0.010079:0.006652:0.005644:0.005644:0.010079:0.008869:0.005644:0.008869:0.010260:0.008869:0.005665:0.005644:0.010079:0.010079:0.008869:0.008869:0.010079:0.010079:0.010112:0.015723:0.005642:0.008869:0.005039:0.005846:0.006450:0.010079:0.005846:0.005644:0.008869:0.005644:0.008869:0.006833:0.005039
years the coal was to be removed by returning to underground extraction   longwall mining.:@0.073612:0.921123:0.814150:0.921123:0.814150:0.901953:0.073612:0.901953:0.009675:0.009071:0.009071:0.006712:0.007841:0.005000:0.005644:0.010079:0.008869:0.005039:0.008869:0.010260:0.008869:0.005604:0.005039:0.014554:0.008869:0.007841:0.005123:0.005644:0.010280:0.005039:0.010079:0.008869:0.005039:0.006833:0.008869:0.015682:0.010140:0.010079:0.008869:0.010079:0.005039:0.010482:0.009675:0.005072:0.006853:0.008869:0.005644:0.010079:0.006652:0.010079:0.005604:0.010301:0.009877:0.005060:0.005644:0.010079:0.005039:0.010260:0.010079:0.010079:0.008890:0.006702:0.010079:0.006652:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.005039:0.008869:0.010280:0.005643:0.006652:0.008869:0.008869:0.005644:0.005644:0.010079:0.010079:0.005039:0.006685:0.005039:0.005604:0.010079:0.010079:0.009918:0.014513:0.008869:0.005604:0.005665:0.005039:0.015682:0.005665:0.010120:0.005644:0.010079:0.009877:0.005039
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The dredge is seen here working in its own pond as it strips away the softer lake bed  before the area :@0.121184:0.936118:0.970049:0.936118:0.970049:0.916947:0.121184:0.916947:0.012296:0.010079:0.008869:0.006450:0.010079:0.006833:0.008869:0.010260:0.009877:0.008902:0.006702:0.005644:0.007861:0.006652:0.007861:0.009050:0.008869:0.010099:0.006652:0.010079:0.008869:0.006712:0.008809:0.006652:0.014554:0.010079:0.006611:0.010079:0.005604:0.010301:0.009932:0.006450:0.005644:0.010079:0.006652:0.005644:0.005644:0.007861:0.006652:0.010079:0.014554:0.010038:0.006652:0.010079:0.010079:0.010079:0.010129:0.006653:0.008869:0.007861:0.006652:0.005644:0.005644:0.006652:0.007861:0.005644:0.006652:0.005644:0.010079:0.007861:0.006652:0.008869:0.014554:0.009011:0.009727:0.006450:0.005644:0.010079:0.008869:0.006653:0.007861:0.010280:0.006853:0.005644:0.008869:0.006652:0.006450:0.005604:0.008950:0.010079:0.008830:0.006652:0.010079:0.008869:0.010112:0.005039:0.009271:0.010280:0.008869:0.006652:0.010079:0.006833:0.008890:0.006652:0.005644:0.010079:0.008869:0.006853:0.008869:0.006712:0.008809:0.008920:0.005039
is opened up for use by the bulldozers, euclids and carryalls. All overburden was dumped into what remained :@0.073613:0.951226:0.969999:0.951226:0.969999:0.932056:0.073613:0.932056:0.005644:0.007861:0.006853:0.010079:0.010079:0.008869:0.010079:0.008869:0.010079:0.006853:0.010079:0.010071:0.006853:0.006652:0.010079:0.006652:0.006853:0.010331:0.007861:0.008869:0.006853:0.010482:0.009675:0.007257:0.005644:0.010079:0.008869:0.005039:0.010079:0.010079:0.005604:0.005665:0.010099:0.010079:0.009050:0.008869:0.006712:0.007857:0.005039:0.005039:0.008869:0.010079:0.008869:0.005604:0.005665:0.010079:0.007841:0.005039:0.008890:0.010260:0.010079:0.005080:0.008869:0.009050:0.006712:0.007066:0.009675:0.008869:0.005604:0.005685:0.007861:0.005039:0.005241:0.014510:0.005644:0.005644:0.005039:0.010280:0.010079:0.009050:0.006712:0.010079:0.010079:0.006592:0.010334:0.008869:0.010079:0.005039:0.014554:0.008828:0.007861:0.005039:0.010079:0.010079:0.015682:0.010301:0.008869:0.010079:0.005039:0.005604:0.010173:0.005644:0.010079:0.005039:0.014554:0.009836:0.008668:0.005644:0.004838:0.006450:0.008668:0.015521:0.008668:0.005442:0.009877:0.008668:0.009877:0.005039
of the lake to the right.:@0.073614:0.966335:0.257291:0.966335:0.257291:0.947164:0.073614:0.947164:0.010079:0.006652:0.005039:0.005644:0.010079:0.009071:0.005039:0.005604:0.008950:0.010079:0.008828:0.005039:0.005604:0.010079:0.005039:0.005665:0.010079:0.008869:0.005039:0.006712:0.005765:0.009877:0.010079:0.005729:0.005039
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