LES MONTS D'ARGENT
Puy de Dôme Auvergne
Projet de valorisation scientifique et touristique du patrimoine minier du
canton de Pontgibaud.
The lead/silver/zinc mines at Pontgibaud, on the north-western edge of the
Massif Central, in France, were the subject of British investment during the
19th century. They have, however, a history of exploitation going back to
the early medieval period. The current 'valorisation' project plans to
increase awareness of the site and open it to the public, presenting its
archaeology and history as part of an ongoing research programme.
There is now a website for the project - http://www.monts-d-argent.com -
where you will find a slick little presentation. Not the detail given in
their poster display at L'Association Archaeologique pour l'Etude des Mines
et de la Metallurgie conference earlier this month, but sufficient to give
you a taste of what there is at the mines. It's a few years since I sneaked
a quick look at the site during a family holiday and it is evident that I
did not see the best of it - certainly worth a return visit.
Peter
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Peter Claughton, Blaenpant Morfil, Rosebush, Clynderwen,
Pembrokeshire, Wales SA66 7RE.
Tel. 01437 532578; Fax. 01437 532921; Mobile 07831 427599
University of Exeter - School of Historical, Political and Sociological Studies
(Centre for South Western Historical Studies)
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Co-owner - mining-history e-mail discussion list.
See http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/mining-history/ for details.
Mining History Pages - http://www.exeter.ac.uk/~pfclaugh/mhinf/
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