Photos of Lippe colliery in the city of Gelsenkirchen (Germany) !

Lippe colliery in the city of Gelsenkirchen (Germany) !

In addition to the pictures of the underground tour at Lippe colliery I can present you some more photos of that hard coal mine in the city of Gelsenkirchen in Germany. On this page you can find different pictures of the colliery's winding towers, some of the processing plant, from the pit bank and the shaft's hall.

Special thanks for the photos go to Florian Wagner and the other apprentices of Lippe colliery who sent these pictures to me.

Please click on the photos' small versions in order to enlarge them and to get the corresponding background information. ATTENTION: The pictures' explanations can now be found UNDER the large versions.


Lots of information about the colliery.	Two winding towers and a ventilator.	The winding tower of Lippe colliery.	The tower and the ventilator from below.


A nice view of Lippe colliery.	The Scholven power plant from far away.	Another winding tower of Lippe colliery.	A winding tower of concrete.


The view on the processing plant from above.	The processing plant and the winding tower.	The green winding tower of Lippe colliery.	Lots of conveyors.


Different channels for the conveyors.	A conveyor for the hard coal of Lippe colliery.	A view down on the processing plant.	A nice view down from the processing plant.


Three white staircases and the waggons.	Lots of goods waggons for the hard coal.	The sewage plant of Lippe colliery.	Rails on the colliery's area.


The inside of one of the waggons for the coal.	A long line of goods waggons for the coal.	Impressioning data.	The sign of the RAG.


The operator's place of the winding machine.	The inside of the operator's place.	The colliery's entire winding machine.	A driving wheel and the engine.


The winding machine's strong hub.	The brake shoes have to be strong, as well.	The data of the winding machine and the shaft.	Two mine cars in a pit cage.


The pit bank with two pit cages.	Miners before going under-ground.	Four rails for the mine cars of Lippe colliery.	The way of the mine cars with the hard coal.


The machine for emptying mine cars.	The same machine from much closer.	Lots of mine cars are waiting for being used.	And once again lots of mine cars.


The mine cars are controlled from here.	In the processing plant of Lippe colliery.	The waste material is separated here.	A grating through which the coal has to fall.


The entire machine with the grating.	A conveyor for the hard coal.	Large wheels are used for driving a machine.	A conveyor in Lippe colliery's processing plant.


A white pigeon in the processing plant.	White stones.	That sounds very good.	This person is responsable for your safety.


During the open day of Lippe colliery.	The training of the electricians is very good.	Modern machines for the apprentices.	All for the miners' safety.