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Reclamation usually means returning a former mine/quarry to nature but not always. Atlanta is using an old quarry as a water reservoir to increase their reserve from 3 days to up to 3 months! They are building the city's biggest park at the quarry and a 5-mile tunnel to move the water.
You might recognize Bellwood Quarry. It has been used as a set for various shows, such as The Walking Dead, Stranger Things, The Hunger Games and Vampire Diaries.
Bellwood was a granite quarry for a century.
Bellwood quarry.
Bellwood quarry.
Explore more examples of minerals in movies: The Crown, Games of Thrones, Downton Abbey, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Superman, James Bond, Broadchurch, Locke and Key, Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, and others.
