Editing Crich (section)

=== End of quarrying ===
Cliff Quarry closed in 1957, though it restarted at the western end until 2010 when it was mothballed. The eastern end was bought by the Tramway Museum in 1959.

Hilt's Quarry closed in 1933 and is derelict. For 38 years, [[Rolls-Royce plc|Rolls-Royce]] used it for dumping low-level [[radioactive waste]] such as [[enriched uranium]], [[cobalt-60]] and [[carbon-14]]. Following a campaign and blockades by villagers in the Crich and District Environment Action Group, dumping ceased in 2002. In 2004 the Government backed an [[Environment Agency]] document banning further dumping, and Rolls-Royce will be required to restore and landscape the site.<ref>[http://www.belpernews.co.uk/news/Hopes-for-end-to-nuclear.352648.jp "End to Nuclear Dumping"] ''Belper News''</ref><ref>[http://www.matlockmercury.co.uk/news/Final-victory-for-campaign.815114.jp "Final victory for campaign"], Emily Davies, ''[[Matlock Mercury]]'', 30 June 2004</ref><ref>Eco Sounding, Paul Brown, ''The Guardian'', 4 August 2004</ref>