Pyrenees

:For other meanings see: Pyrenees, Victoria and Montes Pyrenaeus.

Natural resources

The metallic ores of the Pyrenees are not in general of much importance, though there are considerable iron mines at Vie de Sos in Ariège and at the foot of Canigou in Pyrénées-Orientales. Coal deposits capable of being profitably worked are situated chiefly on the Spanish slopes but the French side has numerous beds of lignite.

Related Topics:
Ore - Iron - Vie de Sos - Canigou - Pyrénées-Orientales - Coal - Lignite

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Mineral springs are abundant and very remarkable, and specially noteworthy are the hot springs, in which the Alps, on the contrary, are very deficient. The hot springs, among which those of Bagnères de Luchon and Eaux-Chaudes may be mentioned, are sulphurous and mostly situated high, near the contact of the granite with the stratified rocks. The lower springs, such as those of Bagnères de Bigorre (Hautes-Pyrénées), Rennes les Bains (Aude) and Campagne (Aude), are mostly selenitic and not very warm.

Related Topics:
Mineral spring - Hot spring - Bagnères de Luchon - Eaux-Chaudes - Sulphur - Bagnères de Bigorre - Hautes-Pyrénées - Rennes les Bains - Aude - Campagne

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