Couriot pit and Chatelus pits, Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Francei

Regional Level Types
Couriot pit and Chatelus pits	Colliery (Abandoned)
Saint-Étienne	Commune
Saint-Étienne	Arrondissement
Loire	Department
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes	Region
France	Country

Three shafts were sunk on the site of this colliery. The shafts "Chatelus" No. 1 and No. 2 were already sunk in the 19th century. Work on the "Couriot" shaft began in 1913. The "Chatelus" shafts were equipped with wooden headframes, the "Couriot" shaft received a metallic headframe. In 1927, the wooden headframe above the "Chatelus" No. 1 shaft was replaced by a concrete winding tower. One year later, the wooden headframe above the "Chatelus No. 2" shaft was demolished. The mine ceased operations in 1973. Today, only some buildings of the "Couriot" shaft (with its headframe) remain with the two famous burning dumps called "crassiers de Michon". These buildings are now home to the Saint-Etienne's mining museum.

Until 1946, the mine was owned by the mining company "Société anonyme des mines de la Loire". After that, it was nationalized.

The geo-coordinates mark the starting point of the "Couriot" shaft

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