Lothringen colliery, shaft 6 !

 

The Lothringen 6 shaft !


Under this hill there is shaft 6 of former Lothringen colliery. The shaft led down to the colliery's eighth level in a depth of -1026 metres (data from the book of J. Huske, "Die Steinkohlenzechen im Ruhrrevier"). Today a supermarket has settled next to the former shaft and a power plant using the methane gas coming from the shaft in order to generate energy has been built here, as well.

© Jan Bruensing (LEK RWTH Aachen)