Lot coal basin
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The Lot coal basin is a coal-rich geological region in southwestern France historically known for its mining industry, including the mines around Decazeville.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal basin
ⓘ
geological region ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Aveyron department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Aubin coal mines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cransac coal mines NERFINISHED ⓘ Decazeville coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Firmi coal mines NERFINISHED ⓘ Viviez mining area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| currentMiningStatus | mining ceased ⓘ |
| economicImportance | regional industrial development ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
landscape alteration
ⓘ
mining subsidence ⓘ |
| extendsInto |
Cantal department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lot department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Carboniferous ⓘ |
| geologicalStructure | synclinal basin ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite |
Cransac mining heritage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Decazeville mining heritage ⓘ |
| hasTown |
Aubin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cransac NERFINISHED ⓘ Decazeville NERFINISHED ⓘ Firmi NERFINISHED ⓘ Viviez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalActivity | coal mining ⓘ |
| historicalEmployer | Compagnie des Houillères de Decazeville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalTransport |
Lot River navigation for coal
ⓘ
railway for coal transport ⓘ |
| industrialSector |
energy production
ⓘ
metallurgy supply ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Decazeville mining industry
ⓘ
industrial coal production ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Occitan-speaking area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massif Central foothills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Occitanie ⓘ
surface form:
Occitanie region
southwestern France ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lot River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French coal basins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakActivityCentury |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| postMiningUse |
industrial heritage tourism
ⓘ
urban redevelopment ⓘ |
| primaryResource | coal ⓘ |
| regionType | former mining district ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Decazeville miners strike of 1886 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceDepletionStatus | largely exhausted ⓘ |
| resourceType | bituminous coal ⓘ |
| stratigraphy | coal-bearing sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
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