Limburg
Over a century ago, in 1917, the coal mine of Winterslag was the first Kempen mine to open its gates.
Helchteren-Zolder
On September 30, 1992, the Limburg 'Charbonnages d'Helchteren-Zolder' dug up the last lump of coal in the Benelux.
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