tarboat's photos with the keyword: lorraine

Siege Simon was a colliery in the Lorraine coal basin was sunk from 1904 and the first coal was wound in 1907. Sinking shaft two commenced in 1908. It was the last mine in the eastern sector when it was abandoned in December 1997. The site is now a national monument although you wouldn't guess from the state it is in. This view is through the windows of the winding enginehouse on Shaft 1.

Wendel-Vuillemin Mine - Carreau Wendel, Petite-Rosselle, Lorraine (Saar-Warndt coal mining basin). This shaft was sunk between 1862 and 1889. The Carreau Wendel shafts in the background were modernised in the 1950s and a new shaft (Wendel 3) sunk in 1952. Mining on this site finally ended in 2001 when Wendel 3 was closed. The remains now form a museum.

Shaft sinking commenced here in 1929 using the freezing method to pass through wet ground. Production commenced in 1933. Winding coal here ended in 1966 but the site continued in use for ventilation of other pits in the area. In 1991 a new headframe was constructed and the shaft deepened to 1289 metres.

This is a former mine of the Houillères de Lorraine. Sinking commenced here in January 1908 to a depth of 1,037 metres. The colliery stopped working in 1972, was reopened in 1976 and finally closed in 1986. The headframe is registered in the additional inventory of historic monuments.

Products and equipment illustrated on the frontage of the offices at Florange steelworks.

The Carling coke works in Forbach, Lorraine, is in the foreground and off to the left. Opened in 1910 it closed in 2009 and is currently being dismantled. The 1,873 MW Emile Huchet power plant behind is operated by EON and comprises 3 coal fired units 115 MW (unit 4), 330 MW (unit 5) and 600 MW (unit 6) and 2 CCGT units (414 MW each for units 7 and 8).

Sculpture outside the steelworks at Florange. ArcelorMittal have closed the blast furnaces at this site but retained the mills which now roll billets brought from the Tata plant at Scunthorpe in the United Kingdom.

The steelworks at Uckange was last operated by Lorfonte. In 1991 the works was closed and the No.4 blast furnace and Cowper stoves have been preserved.

Shaft sinking commenced here in 1929 using the freezing method to pass through wet ground. Production commenced in 1933. Winding coal here ended in 1966 but the site continued in use for ventilation of other pits in the area. In 1991 a new headframe was constructed andthe shaft deepened to 1289 metres.

The Carling coke works in Forbach, Lorraine, is in the area between the houses and the power station. Opened in 1910 it closed in 2009 and is currently being dismantled. The 1,873 MW Emile Huchet power palnt behind is operated by E.ON and comprises 3 coal fired units 115 MW (unit 4), 330 MW (unit 5) and 600 MW (unit 6) and 2 CCGT units (414 MW each for units 7 and 8).

The local youths admire the remains of the Wendel-Vuillemin Colliery from the roof of one of the two washery buildings on this vast site. Also known as Carreau Wendel, the mine was producing 5,000 tonnes of coal a day in the 1960s with a workforce of around 5000. The coal reserves were exhausted by 1986 and the mine closed. Since then the buildings have been listed and the site preserved in varying states according to whether each particular building can find an adaptive re-use.