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Beside the Environmental Impact on the area, asbestos in generally 'Open Cast Mined', this will mean that potentially, the fibres could become airbourne relatively easily. I am sure that the companies who mine asbestos monitor the situation greatly but i wouldn't advise walking around an asbestos mine without great care.

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