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Mont Cenis coal mine, Sodingen, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
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Mont Cenis coal mineColliery (Abandoned)
SodingenVillage
HerneCity
ArnsbergAdministrative District
North Rhine-WestphaliaState
GermanyCountry

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The Mont Cenis Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Mont Cenis coal mine, Sodingen, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Mont Cenis Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Mont Cenis coal mine, Sodingen, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Mont Cenis Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Mont Cenis coal mine, Sodingen, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
02767160017272416384807.jpg
The Mont Cenis Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Mont Cenis coal mine, Sodingen, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
04291390017272416394854.jpg
The Mont Cenis Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Mont Cenis coal mine, Sodingen, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
01418180017272416409509.jpg
The Mont Cenis Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Mont Cenis coal mine, Sodingen, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
02767160017272416384807.jpg
The Mont Cenis Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Mont Cenis coal mine, Sodingen, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
04291390017272416394854.jpg
The Mont Cenis Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Mont Cenis coal mine, Sodingen, Herne, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 32' 26'' North , 7° 15' 23'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Colliery (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Herne172,108 (2018)2.1km
Castrop-Rauxel77,924 (2015)4.2km
Bochum-Hordel380,000 (2015)7.1km
Bochum385,729 (2015)7.1km
Recklinghausen122,438 (2018)9.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
409584
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:409584:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The "Mont Cenis" coal mine was located in the Sodingen district (shafts N° 1 and N° 3) and the Holthausen district (shaft N° 2) of Herne, Ruhr coal mining area / Germany
First activation: 1871 as the "Alexandrine" coal mine
Renaming in "Mont Cenis" coal mine in 1873
Cessation of coal production in 1963 and takeover with the "Constantin der Große" coal mine
Affiliation with the "Bergwerke Bochum" coal mine in 1967
Affiliation with the "Friedrich der Große" coal mine in 1973
Abandoned: 1978

Owners:
1872 - 1936 "Gewerkschaft Mont Cenis"
1936 - 1939 "Harpener Bergbau AG"
1939 - 1969 "Friedrich Krupp AG"
1969 - 1978 "Ruhrkohle AG"

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