Folschviller Seat
Remnants of the coal mine in 2022. | |
Interactive map of Folschviller Seat | |
| Location | |
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| Location | Folschviller |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 49°05′03″N 6°40′28″E / 49.0841°N 6.6744°E |
| Production | |
| Products | black coal |
| Production | 900,000 tons (1960) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1949 |
| Closed | 1979 |
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The Folschviller Seat of the Coal Mines of Lorraine (French: Siège de Folschviller) is a liquidated coal mine in Folschviller, France.
The coal mine was opened in 1949 under the state-owned Coal Mines of Lorraine (French: Houillères du Bassin de Lorraine), producing a total of 20,041,979 tonnes of coal over its 30 years of operation until its ultimate closure on 2 March 1979.