Industrial waste turns to rock in decades
New rock is evolving from industrial waste in just a few decades compared with the millions of years it would take to form without material generated by humans. The process, described by scientists as ‘rapid anthropoclastic rock cycle’, could be disastrous for biodiversity and ecosystems around industrial waste sites.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/earth-sciences-europe-bilbao-b1224610.html

The Settle to Carlisle Railway
The 72-mile line, which runs from Settle in North Yorkshire to Carlisle in Cumbria, incorporates two of the country’s most challenging feats of engineering – the Ribblehead Viaduct and the Blea Moor Tunnel – and passes through some of England’s most stunning landscapes.
https://englandexplore.com/settle-to-carlisle-railway-a-nostalgic-and-beautiful-journey/?utm_source=mailerlite&utm_medium=email&omhide=true

UK’s deepest mine
Boulby Mine under the North Yorkshire Moors is 1,400m deep in places. It’s home to an underground laboratory and provides 350,000 tonnes of rock salt annually from deposits laid down 250 million years ago, as well as other commodities, such as potash.

Set: The history of concrete
Fascinating evolution of a vital building material.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwb8S1SiGCA

17th century Lancashire alum mine 
Once visited by King James I, the alum mine is located at Pleasington, near Blackburn, and was first worked in 1609. The alum extracted from it was transported to Bolton, Coppull and Wigan, where it was used for fixing dyes for use in the textile industry.
https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/pleasington-alum-mine-history-lancashire-32674942?utm_source=lancs_live_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=main_daily_newsletter&utm_content=&utm_term=&ruid=fee879e0-f9b7-4c6f-8ca5-a9fa64e03ff9&hx=84ce638986bc73b191ec0774c05a547009942838093c58c9450b62a0b824de21&error=true