MAKING MINES AND QUARRIES SAFE

There are many mines and quarries in the Île-de-France, some underground and some opencast, some still operating and others closed.

• In opencast workings, backfilling is done to make quarries safe. This also makes it possible to create a new, safe, landscaped surface
• In mine galleries underground, re-using materials from the sites of the construction & public works sector makes it possible to backfill, replacing the minerals that have been extracted. ECT has developed a unique expertise in the field of packing empty galleries with spoil while taking appropriate safety measures for underground working.

Download our brochure, "Making mines and quarries safe"

Examples from ECT's land-use developments :

Mine at Baillet-en-France (95)

The 'Fosse Maussoin' at Clichy-sous-Bois (93)

Quarry at Cormeilles-en-Parisis

Mine at Vaujours (93)

• See above for photos of mines and quarries where ECT operates: A mine at Baillet-en-France (95) and a quarry at Clichy-sous-Bois (93).