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Figure 5.1.12. Leveling and reprofiling of a spoil heap undergoing spontaneous combustion, Barnsley, England.
Photo by Bell 1985.
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Figure 5.1.13. Ground-temperature increase caused by spontaneous combustion, Shirebrook colliery tip,
Nottinghamshire, England. Source: International Mining Consultants.
Mine entrance (adit)
Active burning front
Figure 5.1.14. Pre-dawn infrared thermal image of Shirebrook Colliery Tip. The hotter areas appear (white) in
contrast to the burnt and unburnt ground (grey and black). Hot gases escaping from the mine adit can also be seen
as a white anomaly. Source: International Mining Consultants; Photo by Infoterra 2002, 2006.
