Thanks
Thomas just what I was looking for I will reply off mailbase for further
details
Mike
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From: Thomas Imgrund <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 8:32 PM
Subject: Information for Euro Mining Historians
> Mike,
> when do you will visit France ? Are you interested especially in old
mining
> sites (middle age for example) or also in more modern mines ?
> Old headgears (end of 19th century/beginning of 20th century) can be found
> in the potash mining area of Alsace southeast of Sainte Marie aux Mines
> (will be closed around 2004). On the Lorraine coalfield most headgears
were
> built in the 1950ties. There are a lot of mines near each other which is
> worth seeing. Mining will finish in 2005. On the German side of the
> coalfield, at the Saar there are some remaining headgears constructed in
the
> late 19th century / beginning 20th century (the oldest one at the
Itzenplitz
> site was built in 1886). At Camphausen Colliery there is one of the first
> concrete winding towers with the winder above the shaft (1911). At Velsen
> and Duhamel Shafts there are still steam engines in use.
> In the Minette area (north part of Lorraine/south part of Luxembourg)
there
> are 4 headgears left. Interesting is the one of Crusnes Mine which is
built
> in stone (like Chatterley Whitfield in Stoke on Trent, but much smaller).
An
> old iron headgear is situated at the Terres Rouge Mine in Audun-le-Tiche.
> This was the last iron mine (closed 1997) . In the area there are a lot of
> old mine structures, also decorated portals of galleries.
> In Belgium (Kempen, Liege, Charleroi, Mons) and northern France (Pas de
> Calais) there are a lot of rich decorated headgears. You will find some
> photos on my homepage. In the south of Belgium Warmifontaine is the last
> working slate mine. They have a diagonal shaft with a wooden (!) headgear.
> An old electric winder with a flat rope (typical for the old mines of
> Belgium).
> Of course a lot of headgears (old and modern) can be found on the Ruhr
> coalfield.
> Old and famous metall mining areas in Germany are the mountains of Harz
and
> Erzgebirge. There are also some remaining headgears and a lot of very old
> mine-sites (buildings, portals of galleries, lakes and channels built for
> using water power).
> In northern Spain a lot of headgears are situated on the Asturias
coalfield.
> Also interesting- with lots of old disused mine-sites- are the coalfields
of
> Sabero, Santa Lucia, Montes de Leon and Fabero . There are much working
> small mines like in South Wales.
> I can give the exact locations of mines, but in this case I must know
which
> kind of mine sites and mining areas you are interested in.
>
> Regards
> Thomas
>
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