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SHALE BING

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A spoil heap located adjacent to a shale-oil mine and oil works, consisting of waste produced from the retorts in which mined shale was roasted to produce a range of oil products, such as paraffin and wax.

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COAL BING A heap of waste material derived from coal mining.

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