Hauts-de-France
The 43-metre-high headframe of the Saint-Amé mine reminds us of the turbulent coal history of the northern French municipality of Liévin, near Lens.
Fosse n° 1 - 1 bis
The iron headframe was preserved on the site where the French Compagnie des Mines de Liévin laid its first coal mine in 1858.
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