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slag heap
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slag heap
n
(Mining & Quarrying) a hillock of waste matter from coal mining, etc.
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slag heap
nSchlackenhalde f
slag heap ncumulo di scorie


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There's all the old slag heaps where it's just been levelled out from the pit.
Ian Jones, Groundwork's unit manager covering the site, said: 'Groundwork, through the Changing Places project, has brought areas like the old slag heaps at Colliers Moss, and chemically hazardous areas of Northwich, where the chemicals wouldn't have solidified for 100 years, back into use.
John William Smith, 57, of Washington, said he used to play in the slag heaps when he was aged six or seven.
 
 
 
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