Le 24/04/04 18:18, « Tony Brewis » <[log in to unmask]> a écrit :
> Regarding the closure of La Houve coal mine, Mining Journal for Friday
> April 23, 2004, reports:
>
> "La Houve Closure
> "France's last coal mine, La Houve near Creutzwald, closes this week.
> The mine required around US$3 million of subsidies to produce US$!
> million worth of coal. The closure marks the end of 250 years of coal
> mining in France and will result in the loss of 9,239 jobs. The mine's
> owner, state-owned Charbonages de France, will rehabilitate the site
> and others, and will cease to exist by the first half of 2008."
>
> I guess mining historians will be wondering just what is meant by
> "rehabilitate the site and others".
>
> Tony Brewis
Hi Tony,
It means get rid of any visible trace of coal mining activity, and sell off
the houses and socio-cultural structures to privatised rent-collectors.
Cheers,
Ian Cowburn
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