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Miranda 🥾 TriA© / Johnny
June 12, 2026
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The Curfsgroeve or Groeve Staal is an open-pit mine near Geulhem. This Limburg marl quarry is located on the edge of the Geuldal in the Dutch municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul in South Limburg. The quarry is located west of Geulhem on the northwest side of the Plateau of Margraten in the transition to the Maasdal. The total area of the quarry site is 40.6 hectares, the deep open-pit section has an area of approximately 25 hectares. The quarry is about 40 meters deep.
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