slagheap
Industrial waste pile
A slagheap is a mound of waste material from mining or smelting operations—the rocky debris left after extracting ore.
Common in industrial regions, slagheaps became landmarks of coal country: The village sat in the shadow of an enormous slagheap.
The term sometimes appears figuratively for any accumulation of discarded material.
Post-extraction mineral waste
- spoilDamage or overindulge
- overburdenLoad beyond capacity
- gangueCommercially worthless ore rock
- drossMetalwork's floating refuse
scoria · extraction · excavation · seam · coal dust · ore · tip
Offensively unattractive thing
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- wastelandUninhabitable barren region
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
degradation · desolation · abandoned · neglected · blighted · ruination · environmental damage · toxic
Coal extraction site
- pitheadMine shaft entrance
- mineshaftVertical excavation for ore
- steelworksIndustrial metal production facility
- ironworksIndustrial metalworking facility
foundry · smelter · furnace · blast furnace · coke · coal · winding gear · heavy industry
Act of correcting faults
- revegetationRestoring lost plant cover
- restorationReturning something to condition
- brownfieldPreviously developed, possibly polluted land
- regenerationBiological self-repair process
greening · reforestation · rewilding · habitat creation · land reclamation · soil restoration · ecological recovery · conservation
Thing preserving remembrance
- cultural landscapeEnvironment shaped by society
- historical sitePreserved place of significance
tailings
Post-extraction mineral waste
- spoilDamage or overindulge
- overburdenLoad beyond capacity
- gangueCommercially worthless ore rock
dross · scoria · extraction · excavation · seam · coal dust · ore · tip
eyesore
Offensively unattractive thing
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- wastelandUninhabitable barren region
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
pollution · degradation · desolation · abandoned · neglected · blighted · ruination · environmental damage · toxic · leachate
colliery
Coal extraction site
- pitheadMine shaft entrance
- mineshaftVertical excavation for ore
- steelworksIndustrial metal production facility
ironworks · foundry · smelter · furnace · blast furnace · coke · coal · winding gear · heavy industry · manufacturing
remediation
Act of correcting faults
- revegetationRestoring lost plant cover
- restorationReturning something to condition
- brownfieldPreviously developed, possibly polluted land
regeneration · greening · reforestation · rewilding · habitat creation · land reclamation · soil restoration · ecological recovery · conservation · earthworks
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- cultural landscapeEnvironment shaped by society
- historical sitePreserved place of significance
slagheaptreasure trove
Ownerless valuables found hidden
goldmine · mother lode · bonanza · treasure · gold mine
slagheapore deposit
Mineable mineral accumulation
ore · mineral deposit · lode · vein · seam