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Natural resources of France: Al – Aluminium, Fe – Iron, W – Tungsten, Au – Gold, U – Uranium, C – Coal, L – Lignite, P – Petroleum, G – Natural gas, F – Fluorine, K – Potash, T – Talc.
Mining in France is based solely on the nature of the material, whether extracted from the surface or underground. These include fuels (coal, hydrocarbons, gas), metals (iron, copper) and a few other minerals (salt, sulfur).
The inventory of mining resources is relatively well known for surface and subsurface deposits. It is less well known for deep-seated resources, and needs to be regularly updated to take into account the discovery of new resources and the depletion of certain deposits.[1]
Products not included in the list of mines are referred to as quarries, and include building materials such as sand, clay, gypsum and limestone. They are subject to ICPE (installations classées pour la protection de l'environnement) legislation.
While, under the French Civil Code, the subsoil belongs to the owner of the soil, the management of the mining subsoil is the responsibility of the State, which may grant a concession to a mining company.
Mining always leaves its mark on the environment and human health, particularly when it comes to metal and metalloid deposits, and especially in naturally acidic regions prone to runoff, and even more so in the case of acid mine drainage.[2][3]
Major mines and deposits also exist overseas, including in French Guiana and New Caledonia.
^Ministère de l'industrie (1980). Les ressources minières françaises; Ann. Mines (in French). FRA. pp. 1–192.
^Smith, K. S.; Huyck, H.L.O. (1998). An Overview of the abundance, Relative Mobility, bioavailability, and Human Toxicity of Metals, in The Environmental geochemistry of Mineral Deposits – Part A: Processes, Techniques and Health Issues (in French). Reviews in Economic Geology. pp. 29–70.
^Brunet, J. F. (2000). Drainages Miniers Acides – Contraintes et Remèdes (in French). BRGM/RP-50504-FR. p. 229.
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