Minette iron-ore basin
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The Minette iron-ore basin is a historically important iron ore mining region in Lorraine and neighboring areas that underpinned much of the steel industry in Luxembourg and northeastern France.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minette iron-ore basin canonical | 2 |
| Lorraine iron ore basin | 1 |
| Lorraine iron ore field | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
iron ore mining region
ⓘ
mining basin ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry |
coke plants
ⓘ
steelworks ⓘ |
| associatedTransport |
canal and river transport
ⓘ
industrial railways ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Luxembourg ⓘ |
| currentStatus | largely exhausted and no longer economically mined ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | second half of 20th century ⓘ |
| economicRole |
backbone of Luxembourg heavy industry for decades
ⓘ
key driver of industrialization in Lorraine ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact | landscape alteration by mining and slag heaps ⓘ |
| exploitationBegan | 19th century ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
Canton of Esch-sur-Alzette
ⓘ
surface form:
Luxembourg canton of Esch-sur-Alzette
Meurthe-et-Moselle ⓘ Moselle department ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Bajocian
ⓘ
Middle Jurassic ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | Minette Formation ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | region of industrial and mining heritage ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
major source of iron ore for Luxembourg steel industry
ⓘ
major source of iron ore for northeastern France steel industry ⓘ strategic resource in Franco-German conflicts ⓘ |
| industrialCenter |
Differdange
ⓘ
Dudelange ⓘ Esch-sur-Alzette ⓘ Longwy ⓘ Thionville ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grand Est
ⓘ
Lorraine ⓘ northeastern France ⓘ southwestern Luxembourg ⓘ |
| mainCommodity | iron ore ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
open-pit mining
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
| namedAfter | French word "minette" ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "little mine" or "poor ore" in French mining jargon ⓘ |
| oreGrade | relatively low iron content ⓘ |
| oreType |
oolitic iron ore
ⓘ
sedimentary iron ore ⓘ |
| partOf |
Minette iron-ore basin
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lorraine iron ore field
|
| peakProductionPeriod |
first half of 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline |
changes in steelmaking technology
ⓘ
competition from higher-grade imported iron ore ⓘ |
| tourism | former mines and steel sites used for industrial tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor | steel production ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lorraine iron ore basin
this entity surface form:
Lorraine iron ore field