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.

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Lot coal basin canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coal basin ⓘ
geological region ⓘ
administrativeRegion Aveyron department ⓘ
contains Aubin coal mines ⓘ
Cransac coal mines ⓘ
Decazeville coalfield ⓘ
Firmi coal mines ⓘ
Viviez mining area ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentMiningStatus mining ceased ⓘ
economicImportance regional industrial development ⓘ
environmentalImpact landscape alteration ⓘ
mining subsidence ⓘ
extendsInto Cantal department ⓘ
Lot department ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Carboniferous ⓘ
geologicalStructure synclinal basin ⓘ
hasHeritageSite Cransac mining heritage ⓘ
Decazeville mining heritage ⓘ
hasTown Aubin ⓘ
Cransac ⓘ
Decazeville ⓘ
Firmi ⓘ
Viviez ⓘ
historicalActivity coal mining ⓘ
historicalEmployer Compagnie des Houillères de Decazeville ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Occitanie region ⓘ
linked to: Occitanie

southwestern France ⓘ
namedAfter Lot River ⓘ
partOf French coal basins ⓘ
peakActivityCentury 19th century ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
postMiningUse industrial heritage tourism ⓘ
urban redevelopment ⓘ
primaryResource coal ⓘ
regionType former mining district ⓘ
relatedEvent Decazeville miners strike of 1886 ⓘ
resourceDepletionStatus largely exhausted ⓘ
resourceType bituminous coal ⓘ
stratigraphy coal-bearing sedimentary rocks ⓘ

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Decazeville → locatedOn → Lot coal basin ⓘ