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Quarrying of 'Petit Granit' in the Wallonie (Belgium)
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A very valuable building material, the so called 'Petit Granit', is still quarried in the vicinity of the river Ourthe near Liège (Belgium). Especially the gigantic cranes, which are able to lift stone slabs with a weight of up to 30 tonnes, are remarkable.

stone slabs
stone slabs
engine house (Musée de la Pierre)
engine house (Musée de la Pierre)
derrick
derrick
derrick
derrick
gantry crane
gantry crane
gantry crane
gantry crane
gantry crane
gantry crane
quarry  'Carrières de la Préalle'
quarry 'Carrières de la Préalle'
gantry crane
gantry crane
cableway
cableway
sawmill
sawmill
quarry Carrières d'Anthisnes
quarry Carrières d'Anthisnes
Derrick crane
Derrick crane
mobile crane
mobile crane
quarry Carrières d'Anthisnes
quarry Carrières d'Anthisnes
quarry Carrières d'Anthisnes
quarry Carrières d'Anthisnes
engine house
engine house
Troydo quarry
Troydo quarry

©   Harald Finster, Gulpener Str. 26, 52074 Aachen, Germany   industrial photography
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