Les ressources du sous-sol du bassin du Hoyoux jusqu’aux portes de la ville d’Andenne. Un riche passé industriel qui se conjugue au présent ; Resources from the geologic basements of the Hoyoux hydrographic basin, closed to the gates of the town of Andenne. A rich industrial past that combines with the present

peer reviewed ; The outcrops made by the incision of the Hoyoux and its tributaries have largely favored the opening of numerous quarries and some mines, in parallel with the installation of various transforming industries. The list of materials exploited is impressive: limestones, dolomites, sandstones and quartzites, conglomerates, clays, sands, iron ores, etc. Their exploitation required an abundant labor force. The quarries were predominantly located in the bottom of the valley, which allowed the establishment of vast and high operating fronts and the extraction of healthy stones, in parti... Mehr ...