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The concrete remains of the Sauwartan coal mine, which closed in 1938, rest at the edge of the Saint-Ghislain forest in Dour.
Fosse Dutemple
A reinforced concrete headframe is all that remains of the Dutemple coal mine that operated for almost two centuries.
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