FluoritePoitou-La-Gabrielle mine, Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, Vendée, Pays de Loire, France
Photo: JM. Johannet Latitude: 46°59'38"N
Longitude: 0°55'47"W
Uranium mine worked during the end of the 20th century.
1) 1957-1960: Underground works (40 and 60 m deep), 30t U metal extracted.
2) 1985-1990: Openpit, 17t U metal extracted.
References
- Chapot G., Couprie R., Dumas J., Leblanc P. & Kerouanton J.-L.(1996) L'uranium vendéen. Cahiers du Patrimoine, ADIG Ed., Nantes, France, pp 196-197.
- Lièvre J.-M. & Johannet J.-M. (2002) Les gisements uranifères de la bordure deux-sèvrienne du massif de Mortagne-sur-Sèvre (85). Le Cahier des micromonteurs, N°75, pp 8-25.
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