Shaft 13 of the colliery in Sallaumines !

 

Shaft 13 in Sallaumines !


A lot of steam at the ancient colliery. In earlier times the ventilation of the roadways etc. underground was not as good as it is today, so that more shafts were required: As you can see, this was the colliery's 13th shaft. Today ventilation is much better so that a typical colliery has no more than five or six shafts.

© Jean-Michel Torcol