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When you say Wallers-Arenberg, you immediately think of the infamous cobblestone section in Paris-Roubaix bicycle road race, but Arenberg is also the name of the coal mine site located on the forest's edge.
Fosse 9 in Roost-Warendin
After the dismantling of fosse 9 in Roost-Warendin, only the 61-meter-high headframe remained.
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The metal headframe and extraction machine of the Vieux 2 coal mine in Marles-les-Mines is the only remaining headframe preserved in the Béthune-Bruay region.
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