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Winterslag colliery, Winterslag, Genk, Limburg, Flanders, Belgiumi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Winterslag colliery | Mine (Tourist Attraction) |
| Winterslag | Municipal District |
| Genk | Municipality |
| Limburg | Province |
| Flanders | Region |
| Belgium | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 58' 54'' North , 5° 29' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Tourist Attraction) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Genk | 63,666 (2018) | 2.0km |
| As | 7,250 (2012) | 7.2km |
| Zutendaal | 6,962 (2011) | 8.1km |
| Zonhoven | 19,922 (2011) | 8.6km |
| Opglabbeek | 9,452 (2011) | 9.4km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vieille Montagne Heritage | Kelmis / La Calamine, Belgium | 47km |
A coal mine started in 1917 and finally closed in 1988.
The dumps and former mine are completely recultivated. The mine dump, 163 m high, has been transformed into a walking area.
The Winterslag coal mine was one of seven mines in the Kempen coal basin. On November 3, 1906, a coal mining concession was granted with the concession name "Genck-Sutendael". After the discovery of coal in the Limburg Kempen in 1901, various industrial groups applied for a concession for the exploitation, and eight concessions were awarded. The Genck-Sutendael Concession was 3800 hectares in size.
After a number of changes, the company Société anonyme Charbonnages de Winterslag was founded in 1912 for the exploitation of 960 ha of the sub-concession 'Winterslag'. The main shareholders were Charbonnages de Ressaix, a mining group from the Bassin du Centre in Hainaut, owned by Evence Coppée (also a coke oven builder) and the French group Schneider.
This Kempen mining site was located in the Winterslag district of the Belgian city of Genk. The deepening of the shafts for the operation went well, without the problems with quicksand deposits that the other mines had to deal with. On July 28, 1914, just before the outbreak of the First World War, the first lump of coal was extracted from shaft 1.
Under the German occupation, it was possible more or less to continue with the expansion of the mine. In 1917 Winterslag was the first of the mines in the Kempen Basin to go into production.
In 1953 employment was maximum with 6,250 miners.
In 1967 the mine still had an annual production of 1,635,514 tons.
Total mine production was 66,593,000 tons.
The underground floors were at 600, 660, 735, and 850 m.
The coal mine closed permanently on March 31, 1988.
There are still a number of buildings on the mine site that refer to the mining past, including the oldest and the most recently built headframe in Limburg.
The dumps and former mine are completely recultivated. The mine dump, 163 m high, has been transformed into a walking area.
The Winterslag coal mine was one of seven mines in the Kempen coal basin. On November 3, 1906, a coal mining concession was granted with the concession name "Genck-Sutendael". After the discovery of coal in the Limburg Kempen in 1901, various industrial groups applied for a concession for the exploitation, and eight concessions were awarded. The Genck-Sutendael Concession was 3800 hectares in size.
After a number of changes, the company Société anonyme Charbonnages de Winterslag was founded in 1912 for the exploitation of 960 ha of the sub-concession 'Winterslag'. The main shareholders were Charbonnages de Ressaix, a mining group from the Bassin du Centre in Hainaut, owned by Evence Coppée (also a coke oven builder) and the French group Schneider.
This Kempen mining site was located in the Winterslag district of the Belgian city of Genk. The deepening of the shafts for the operation went well, without the problems with quicksand deposits that the other mines had to deal with. On July 28, 1914, just before the outbreak of the First World War, the first lump of coal was extracted from shaft 1.
Under the German occupation, it was possible more or less to continue with the expansion of the mine. In 1917 Winterslag was the first of the mines in the Kempen Basin to go into production.
In 1953 employment was maximum with 6,250 miners.
In 1967 the mine still had an annual production of 1,635,514 tons.
Total mine production was 66,593,000 tons.
The underground floors were at 600, 660, 735, and 850 m.
The coal mine closed permanently on March 31, 1988.
There are still a number of buildings on the mine site that refer to the mining past, including the oldest and the most recently built headframe in Limburg.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
18 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Ankerite ? Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Aragonite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite Formula: (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Sideronatrite Formula: Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O References: |
| ⓘ Siegenite Formula: CoNi2S4 Colour: silvery grey Description: On dolomite, associated with millerite |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Siegenite | 2.DA.05 | CoNi2S4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite var. Bravoite | 2.EB.05a | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| ⓘ | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 | |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Ankerite ? | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Aragonite | 5.AB.15 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| ⓘ | Sideronatrite | 7.DF.20 | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Sideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Sideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Sideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Dickite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| S | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Aragonite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Marcasite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Siderite | FeCO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Sideronatrite | Na2Fe(SO4)2(OH) · 3H2O |
| Co | Cobalt | |
| Co | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Pyrite var. Bravoite | (Fe,Ni)S2 |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Ni | ⓘ Siegenite | CoNi2S4 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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| Wikipedia: | https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steenkoolmijn_van_Winterslag |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1931487 |
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Winterslag colliery, Winterslag, Genk, Limburg, Flanders, Belgium