The Oranje Nassau IV (located in
Heerlerheide,
Heerlen
Heerlen (; li, Heële ) is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the fourth municipality in the province of Limburg.
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), the last and smallest mine exploited by the
Oranje Nassau Mijnen, started its life as a ventilation shaft for
Oranje Nassau III. In 1910 the construction of a mine shaft was started. However the construction was halted and only reassumed in 1919. In 1927 the mine became operational.
Underground, the mine was connect to the Oranje Nassau III and, for safety reasons, also the
Staatsmijn Hendrik
The Dutch State Mine (DSM) Hendrik, in Dutch Staatsmijn Hendrik, was a coal mine located in Brunssum. It was run by the Dutch state through its company DSM. The mine was in operation from 1915 until 1963, when it was integrated with DSM Emma. DSM ...
. In 1966 it became the first of the Oranje Nassau mines to close; however, via Oranje Nassau III mining activities continued till 1973.
In its short life it produced of coal. The mine was deep.
The terrain is now used by the Sigrano, a silversand mine, part of .
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Delft University of Technology
Delft University of Technology ( nl, Technische Universiteit Delft), also known as TU Delft, is the oldest and largest Dutch public technical university, located in Delft, Netherlands. As of 2022 it is ranked by QS World University Rankings among ...
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Coal mines in the Netherlands
Buildings and structures in Heerlen
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