The school project of Ost colliery !

Learning project of Ost colliery - a visit to the colliery !

The pictures presented on this page document the tour that pupils of the Geist school in Hamm (Germany) took part in on May, 22nd in 2006. The school project has the intention to introduce pupils into mining and to get them interested in that subject so that they are sensitized for that kind of industry and its special situation when they are still very young. As you can see in the photos, there was a lot of fun and practical orientation, as well. You can get more pieces of information about Ost colliery's school project if you click here. If you are interested in a tour like that, please contact Ost colliery in Hamm (Germany), the corresponding data can be found under "DSK collieries" in the menu bar on the left.

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At the colliery's drinks machine.	The pupils seem to like the miners' drinks.	At the control desk of a mining area.	The pupils could talk to the miners underground.


On the escalator.	Coal is everywhere on a colliery's area.	The strong winding ropes impressed.	A mock-up of a roadway.


The next destination: Heinrich shaft.	On the way down to the pit bank.	The group of pupils at the pit bank.	The other side of Heinrich shaft's pit bank.


Mine cars on the colliery's area.	On the way to Robert shaft's tower.	At the door of the lift of Robert shaft's tower.	The operator of the winding machine.


The winding machine of Robert shaft.	The machine - 50 metres above the surface.	The winding machine's strong hub.	A nice view down from the winding tower.


The Gerstein power plant in Werne-Stockum.	The flotation on the processing plant's roof.	The track system and Lerche shaft.	A larger photo of Lerche shaft.


The Humbert slagheap - one of the oldest.	The Kissinger Hoehe slagheap.	Far away: The Bergkamen power plant.	Robert shaft's remarkable winding tower.


The beautiful administrative buildings.	In Ost colliery's large workshop.	Lots of explanations were given.	The colliery's large workshop.


On the way to the next destination of the tour.	A winding tower's wheel as reserve.	In the practice gallery.	There it is just like underground.


Including real lamps, pipes, leads etc..	All pupils in the practice gallery.	A short break during the wonderful tour.	Robert shaft.


A view into Ost colliery's training workshop.	The pupils had a lot of fun, as well.	The machines for the trainees.	After visiting the training workshop.


The workshop for the electricians.	The pupils watched very interested.	A very tidy workbench.	Now it has to be filed.


The pupils are waiting with a lot of patience.	Now the children could file on their own.	A well deserved break after the tour.	In the atrium of Ost colliery.


The miners' symbol in the atrium.	A clock at one of the administrative buildings.	The entire Ost colliery in May 2006.	An elephant can be found very frequently...