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Malécots Mine headframe

Chaudefonds-Sur-Layon

Malécots Mine headframe

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Malécots Mine headframe

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Location: Chaudefonds-Sur-Layon, Angers, Pays de la Loire, France

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Seb

February 23, 2025

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The Malécots site is a mining and geological site, located on the Corniche Angevine in the perimeter classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It includes the Mines of Malécots 1 and 2, as well as the Tranchée des Malécots. The restoration and development since 2008 have been carried out by the Community of Loire-Layon Communes (Maine-et-Loire), assisted by the Association Ste-Barbe des Mines et Corniche Angevine.
fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Site_des_Mal%C3%A9cots

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This structure covered the mine and supported the elevator which brought miners and coal to the surface.

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Elevation 60 m

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