>>British Gypsum...
Many years ago I had to write a report (educational) on British Gypsum's mine at Mountfield, Battle.
It was for economics and the lecturer was miffed that I had not suggested that I had not considered more efficient industrial siting - i.e. moving nearer to larger conurbations, new towns, motorway communications, power, water etc.
I had to point out that the mines tended to be where the raw materials are found and mother nature can be a bit awkward about where such materials can be found.
I must say that British Gypsum where absolutely excellent in proving reams of info about how they got the stuff out of the ground and even invited us for a tour. They use a ski lift apparatus to move materials from the mine to the processing plant.
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