Enamel plate advertising fuels produced in the Mines de Portes region of the Alès coalfield. It is an exhibit at La Maison du M
Boulets were a form of smokeless fuel produced when the museum was a working mine. Coal dust was mixed with an oily, tarry substance and then formed by the rollers pressing and moulding it. Briquettes were produced in a similar wat but were much larger and rectangular. They were used industrially for boilers, including ships' boilers. The museum is housed in part of the old Puits Ricard mine. All of the artefacts in the museum are of the region and have been collected to save them from destruction. The museum has been granted “Monument Historique” status in France. The museum was
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Location: La Maison du Mineur, Vallée Ricard à la Grand’Combe, 30110, Gard, France.
Photo credit: © Brian Hartshorn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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