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Morgex anthracite mines (Arpy Mine), Morgex, Aosta Valley, Italyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Morgex anthracite mines (Arpy Mine) | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Morgex | Commune |
| Aosta Valley | Autonomous Region |
| Italy | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° North , 7° East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~7km
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Other Languages:
French:
Mines d'anthracite de Morgex (Mine d'Arpy), Morgex, Vallée d'Aoste, Italie
Italian:
Miniere di antracite di Morgex (Miniera di Arpy), Morgex, Valle d'Aosta, Italia
Abandoned anthracite mines in the Arpy valley, on the orographic right of the Dora Baltea River, which exploited some coal lenses interbedded in the graphitic schists of the "Zone Houillère" unit (Briançonnais terrane).
Exploration works were performed around the 1840s at Les Douves, above Ruillard, and Gubelin. These occurrences, exploited during World War I, later were included with other occurrences in the "Lago e Torrente d’Arpy–Plan Rançon–Chabodey" mining permit granted to the siderurgic company Società Anonima Nazionale Cogne. In 1929, a 2495-m-long adit was excavated to connect the Arpy plain, at 1740 m a.s.l., to the three levels of the Colle Croce mine, located on the other side of the mountain (La Thuile municipality). In this way, coal was transported by railway to the ropeway terminal at 1696 m a.s.l., from where was moved down to the Morgex railway station in the main valley.
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Morgex anthracite mines, Morgex, Aosta Valley, Italy