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Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

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part of the large quarry and the main dumps

Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Frank de Wit (mai 2005)
 © Frank de WitPhoto ID: 124550    View Count: 251

Saint Barthelemy mountains

Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

View of the small dumps with minerals and the Saint Barthelemy mountain. The moon and the view...incredible place.
 © Joan RosellPhoto ID: 230663    View Count: 65

Talc extraction in Trimouns Quarry

Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Different talc qualities. (2005)
 © Joan RosellPhoto ID: 230662    View Count: 54

The "Talc de Luzenac" factory in Luzenac valley

Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

The factory of "Talcs de Luzenac" in the valley. (2005)
 © Joan RosellPhoto ID: 230653    View Count: 42

The cable to transport the talc

Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

This is the way to descend the talc from the Trimouns quarry to the factory in the valley. (2005)
 © Joan RosellPhoto ID: 230656    View Count: 28

The loading area in the South of the quarry

Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

In this area there is the loading cable telepheric area of Trimouns quarry. (08/2006)
 © Joan RosellPhoto ID: 230642    View Count: 43

The Trimouns "personal" trucks parking

Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

The dumper truck Parking. See the scale between Joan and David and the trucks. 40-50Tn loading...
 © Joan RosellPhoto ID: 230646    View Count: 62

Trimouns quarry

Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

A view of the working area (2005).
 © Joan RosellPhoto ID: 230664    View Count: 51

Trimouns Quarry, sept. 1998

Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Trimouns Quarry, sept. 1998 (photographer C. GINESTE)
 © Cédrick GINESTEPhoto ID: 124378    View Count: 302

Working area in 2006

Trimouns Talc Mine, Luzenac, Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées, France

This is the talc level in 08/2006.
 © Joan RosellPhoto ID: 230644    View Count: 43
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