François Rion's Photo Gallery
The dump, close-up
Upper Tignausa vein, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, SwitzerlandClose-up view of the dump
The dump
Upper Tignausa vein, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, SwitzerlandView of the dump from the Bella Tolla Cabane, october 2015
View of the mine entrance
Upper Tignausa vein, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, SwitzerlandMine entrance, october 2015
Ancient smithy and tailings
Gosan Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, SwitzerlandAncient smithy and some tailings. Mine entrance no more accessible.
The ancient smithy
Gosan Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, SwitzerlandStone wall of the ancient smithy. Mine entrance no more accessible.
The mining tunnel
Fusette Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, SwitzerlandInside the mining tunnel
View of the mine entrance
Fusette Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, SwitzerlandView of the mine entrance from inside the mining tunnel
50Y-XFLChrysocolla Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4·nH2O, x < 1
Les Moulins Mine, Saint-Luc, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, SwitzerlandField of View: 5 mm
Collected in october 2015 directly inside the mining tunnel
GWC-QQMMalachite Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Tsampétros, Vissoie, Anniviers, Sierre, Valais, SwitzerlandField of View: 5 mm