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Vosges and Jura coal mining basins locations on French coal basins map.
The
Vosges and
Jura coal mining basins are an area of
France located between two
mountain ranges , that has been shaped by four centuries of
coal extraction from the 16th century to the 20th century. It includes four coal basins in three geographic locations.
Basins and concessions
The four coal bassins : Jura coal bassin
Stephanian-Under-Vosgian coal bassin
Keuperian coal bassin
Villé valley coal bassin
On the east side of the Vosges
Villé valley coal basin
Lalaye concession, exploited (first half of 19th century),
Erlenbach concession, exploited (first half of 19th century),
Saint-Hippolyte concession, exploited (1747 to mid-19th century),
Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines concession, exploited (first half of 19th century).
Between the Vosges and the Jura
Stephanian -Under-Vosgian coal basin
Some Stephanian coal basin's concessions
Keuperian coal basin
Saulnot concession, exploited (16th to 1925),
Gémonval concession, exploited (1826 to 1944),
Gouhenans concession, exploited (1828 to 1916),
Le Vernoy concession, exploited (1839 to 1852),
Athesans concession, exploited (1839 to 1916),
Vy-lès-Lure concession, exploited (1842 to 1943),
Mélecey concession, exploited (1773 to the end of 19th).
Grozon concession, exploited (1845 to the 1940s),
Some Keuperian coal basin's concessions
On the west side of the Jura
Jura coal basin
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