Underground tour at Lippe colliery on July 13th in 2005 !


Richard Binder who has sent me the photos of the Austrian coal mining industry invited me to an underground tour at Lippe colliery in Gelsenkirchen-Westerholt (Germany) on July 13th in 2005. First we drove to the colliery's Polsum shaft. Then we went down to a depth of about 800 metres and drove to a blind shaft by mine cars. The blind shaft and the following ride with a suspension railway led us to the mining area 772, area 6, in the seam called P in a depth of about 1195 metres. Many thanks to Richard for the invitation and to the colliery for the good organization and the competent company during the underground tour.

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Lippe colliery in Gelsenkirchen (Germany).

A winding tower with a pit fan.

A mining related work of art.

A winding tower without ropes :-(.

       
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Beautiful buildings of Lippe colliery. The group before the underground tour. Polsum shaft from far away. This is where the group went underground.
       
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Once again Polsum shaft. This photo was taken after going underground. Back to the surface with coal in the face. Me at Polsum shaft.
       
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Richard Binder from Austria. The former winding tower in the evening sun. Winding tower and pit fan in the evening. The same scene from another point of view.
       
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Lippe colliery in Gelsenkirchen (Germany). Lippe colliery with gatehouse in the foreground. The colliery's gatekeeper's house. Lots of trees etc. on the colliery's area.
       
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The winding tower hidden behind trees.