The events in Balen were written in the theatre play and novel "Groenten uit Balen" by Walter van den Broeck.
Montagne | Montagne Sainte-Victoire | Montagne Center | Renée Montagne | Montagne Sainte-Geneviève | Montagne Noire | Vieille Montagne | Saint-Privat-la-Montagne | Riquet's canal feeder system including the ''rigole de la montagne'', the ''rigole de la plaine | Montois-la-Montagne | Montagne del Morrone | Château-Ville-Vieille | Brienne-la-Vieille |
The village is famous for its mining industry started by the Belgian company Vieille Montagne in 1857, hence the name Zinkgruvan (literally "the zinc mine" in English).
It was first described in 1927 for an occurrence in Vieille Montagne, Verviers, Liège Province, Belgium.