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The #IrishCove limestone quarry, before and after!
This reclaimed #CapeBreton quarry, on the eastern shore of Bras d’Or Lake, started providing metallurgical limestone in the 1960s that was used as flux in SYSCO’s steel mill in Sydney.
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This reclaimed #CapeBreton quarry, on the eastern shore of Bras d’Or Lake, started providing metallurgical limestone in the 1960s that was used as flux in SYSCO’s steel mill in Sydney.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia @mikekelloway
Flux is used in the smelting process to promote fluidity and remove impurities in the form of slag.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #capebreton
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #capebreton
The site was reclaimed in 2003-04. Soil and over 100,000 tons of leftover crushed limestone were used to contour the quarry’s slopes for safety and to re-vegetate it. Today it’s a beautiful greenspace.
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #capebreton
#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia #capebreton
