Grand Est
With the closure of the Saint-Quentin headframe in 1971, slate mining in Rimogne, France, ended.
Stone quarry
Around a flooded quarry, you can still find traces of the exploitation of yesteryear, such as lime kilns, a rusted portal crane, brick tunnels and a loading quay to transport blocks of stone.
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