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Neuil Mine
The Neuil Mine, in French language, French Mine de Neuil, is a Mining, mine emplaced in paragneisses of the northwestern Massif Central (geology), Massif Central. The mine is part of the commune of Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière in the Dordogne. Extracted from the mine was galena, slightly enriched in silver. Geography The mine is situated about 1 kilometer north of ''Neuil'', a small hamlet in the commune of Saint-Pardoux-la-Rivière. The main production shaft, at an elevation of 250 meters above sea level, can be reached by following a small valley on the left side of the D 707 Nontron- Thiviers just before arriving at Neuil. The shaft is located on the right-hand side of the small stream; it is fenced in and closed to the public because of its hazardous nature. Mine works The partially collapsed main shaft was once 47.50 meters deep and led to three exploitation levels. An additional horizontal access is now flooded. The ore was taken to ''Nègrecombe'', washed and then transpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French ( Francien) largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the ( Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French. French is an official language in 29 countries across multiple continents, most of which are members of the ''Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
