Urban gold mine

There is a river flowing between the industrial areas of Volkrange and Metzange. Or rather a stream. Veymerange’s water supply comes directly from the mine water of the old Metzange mine. The mine has been closed for more than twenty years. But if you approach the rusty, locked gate hidden in the vegetation, you can hear the water rushing out of it.

“The current flow rate is 90 litres per second,” announced Laurent Schultz, vice president and water management representative of the Ports-Thionville agglomeration in France. “Over time, this water becomes drinkable,” he concluded. So the idea is to use it. Obviously it has to be processed before sending it to…