Reception News Limestones of the Sambre Products Contacts and access paln french - english - nederlands You are here: Home Limestones of the Sambre History Site history Since 1821 It was a Frenchman, originally from Paris, Jacques-Aubin DOLBEAU, who noticed for the first time the white rocks bordering the Sambre. A survivor of the Battle of Waterloo, he decided to rent the quarry to the municipal administration and began operating it in 1821 as he had promised. The development of the Landelies quarries is stepped up thanks to the expansion of the metallurgical industry in the Charleroi basin. Its geographical location, along the Sambre, is an additional asset for the transport of products. Around 1855, Jules FREZON et Cie took over from Jacques-Aubin Dolbeau as operators of the St-Louis quarry. They built the first grinding mill to meet the ever-increasing demand for glassworks in the region. In 1874 Mr. WARGNY opened a new quarry located on either side of Chemin du Cerisier. Limestone rock face of the Sambre (c. 1930) Loading of a barge towards the Haute Sambre (c. 1930) View of the screening trommel (1998). This was erected in 1968 to produce gabions (stones weighing up to 10 kilos). Bird's-eye view of the quarry (2007), including in particular the new crushing plant Les Limaires de la Sambre SA was formed when it retired in 1921. Fifty years later, the two operations were merged. En 2000, une étude géologique est commandée, pour connaître les réserves encore disponibles. Suite à cette étude et au vu des quantités encore importantes à extraire, une nouvelle installation de broyage voit le jour en janvier 2007. Aujourd'hui, grâce à l'évolution des techniques et à une longue expérience, les Calcaires de la Sambre produisent entre 600.000 et 700.000 tonnes par an, dont 200.000 tonnes de produits industriels. sitemap - informations légales - powered by devcreator