Hauts-de-France
After the dismantling of fosse 9 in Roost-Warendin, only the 61-meter-high headframe remained.
Saint-Amé coal mine in Liévin
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.
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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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