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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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