Mine de plomb argentifère de Pont-Péan
Eglise, 2 rue de la Mine, 35131 Pont-Péan
This lead mine, inaugurated in 1730, which operated a set of four metalliferous seams, has kept traces of the first workings, especially the upper part of the Wells of Deputies. It was first operated by a company founded by the Malouin shipowner Danycan de L'Epine and taken over in 1755 by the financier Pâris-Duverney. The mine first worked with a bead of 80 buckets, then the engineer Laurent pushed the extraction up to 120 m (1794). In 1757, 1,000 workers were working there. After a long interruption, mainly due to the difficulties raised by the infiltrations of the Seiche, the revival took place in 1844 under the impulse of the English engineer J. Hunt. Production was increased thanks to new pump systems (Bicêtre and German wells). In 1853 the Société pour l'exploitation des mines de Pont-Péan, a limited partnership with a majority of English capital, was created. Several models of steam engines followed one another, and by 1893 there were 18 on the entire mine site. In 1880, under t
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Monument historique, Édifice industriel, scientifique et technique
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