quarry equipment
1Blondin (quarry equipment) — Blondins were a type of aerial ropeway employed in open pits in the slate quarries in Wales to transport wagons loads of rock between locations. They were named after the famous tightrope walker Charles Blondin . History The first known use of… …
2Quarry — For other uses, see Quarry (disambiguation). A quarry is a type of open pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap,… …
3Penrhyn Quarry — The Penrhyn Slate Quarry is a slate quarry located near Bethesda in north Wales. It is reputed to be the world s largest slate quarry: the main pit is nearly a mile long and 1200 feet deep.The quarry was first developed in 1770 by Richard Pennant …
4Dinorwic Quarry — Vivian quarry, part of the Dinorwic Quarry The Incline at the Quarry …
5Dalkey Quarry — is a disused granite quarry located in the Dublin suburb of Dalkey. It was used for quarrying during the 19th century, and is now part of Killiney Hill Park, a public park. It is one of Ireland s most significant rock climbing crags …
6Eccleston Quarry — is a mile south of Eccleston, Lancashire. It is also called Eccleston Delph and Eccy Delph (pronounced ekky ). It is an old stone quarry that flooded. It is a popular scuba diving site. History Formerly a Mr.Hurst ran it as a stone quarry and… …
7Rock-climbing equipment — Rock climbing History Styles Technique Equipment and protection Grades (difficulty of climb) Terminology Belaying Abseiling …
8Climbing equipment — A wide range of equipment is used during rock climbing. The most popular types of climbing equipment are briefly described in this article. The article on protecting a climb describes equipment commonly used to protect a climber against the… …
9Boxgrove Quarry — is a gravel quarry and Lower Palaeolithic archaeological site at Boxgrove in the English county of West Sussex.Parts of the site complex were excavated between 1983 and 1996 by a team led by Mark Roberts of University College London. The site is… …
10Keta — Infobox Settlement official name = Keta other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = 300px image caption = Fort Prinsensten on the beach of Keta in 1985 flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size =… …
