Hello,
Large mine sites in Germany:
-Zollverein, Essen, coal mine and coke work (late 1920ties)
-Rammelsberg, Goslar, lead-zinc-copper (1930ties)
Large mine sites France:
-Wendel, Petite Roselle/Lorraine, coal (1950ties); photos: http://www.mining-europe.de/gallery/frankreich/lothringenost.htm
Poland:
-Julia, Walbrzych (1920ties); don't know what is preserved now, but there were big plans - and no money...; photos: http://www.mining-europe.de/gallery/walbrzych/niederschlesien.htm
Coal washeries: 
-Zollverein is the only one in Germany
-Wendel (2 washeries, one was transformed into a museum)
I think these sites all have websites. Perhaps there is more detail information within the WWW about these sites. If you cannot find anything, contact me and I will help.
Some more photos from Kempen coalfield: http://www.mining-europe.de/gallery/belgien/Kempen1.htm; http://www.mining-europe.de/gallery/belgien/Kempen2.htm
Regards
Thomas Imgrund

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Adriaan Linters 
  Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2002 8:31 PM
  Subject: mining heritage sites / mining museums


  A couple of years ago the Flemish Government scheduled all the remaining
  buildings of the coalmine of Beringen and now the decision has been taken
  to transform it into a museum and a mining heritage interpretation center.
  The mine, which was conceded just before the first war and which started
  production immediately after the war (at great depth) is huge.

  Actually we are looking for the following information:
  - what do you believe are the largest mines protected and/or preserved in
  Europe - and what is or will be their future ?
  - how many complete 20th c. coal washing and sifting plants have been
  preserved (and where exactly ?)
  - is there anywhere a survey available on the mining museums existing in
  Europe (the UK is no problem, there is the Museum's Yearbook) ? Or can
  participants to mining-history tell us what mining museums the know of.

  Unfortunately there is little on the internet on the Beringen coalmine.
  Hereby nevertheless some websites on Beringen:
  - http://www.belgiumdigital.be/bd/e10_mijnmuseum/page_01.htm
  - http://www.beringen.com/beringen/vvv/msmuseum.htm
  - http://www.toerismeberingen.be/html/mijnm.htm
  - http://www.buiting.be/eng/beringen.htm
  - http://www.hfinster.de/StahlArt2/archive-Beringen-de.html
  Some images of the mine:
  - http://www.heizijde.be/renotec/images/Beringen.jpg
  - http://www.beringen.com/pano_terril/Pano.htm


  Adriaan Linters
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