13th-15th November 2008, Centre Historique Minier (Mining History Centre) of the Nord-Pas de Calais region

The Nord-Pas de Calais’s Centre Historique Minier and CILAC came together to jointly organize an international symposium relating to all types of mining operations in France and abroad. Historians, geographers, heritage curators, engineers and political leaders will compare points of view and experiences, hoping to establish a detailed picture of research into mining landscapes and learn
about the first results of heritage management of these landscapes.

For more information please follow this link: http://www.paysvert-paysnoir.com/telechargement/Programme_colloque_CHM-CILAC_EN.pdf

If you are interested in this conference, you might also be interested in reading about Masters student, Leonor Medeiros, report on sharing experiences of mining heritage in the UK and Portugal.