This mine consisted of 4 shafts and yielded 1000 tons of coal per day.
The mine was closed in 1977 due to the rise of oil and gas, as a result of which 590 people lost their jobs as miners.
The site was largely demolished in 2017, only the towers in the picture are still standing.
Since 2014, I started the so-called hobby "Urban exploration" or "Urbex" for short.Urbex is entering and photographing abandoned buildings (Castles, factories, fancy villas, hospitals...).
Why do I do this?
Whenever I walk around these buildings, I am fascinated by the ancient architecture and details that can be..
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