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Sachsen coal mine, Heessen, Hamm, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
Regional Level Types
Sachsen coal mineColliery (Abandoned)
Heessen- not defined -
HammCity
ArnsbergAdministrative District
North Rhine-WestphaliaState
GermanyCountry

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The Sachsen Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Sachsen coal mine, Heessen, Hamm, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Sachsen Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Sachsen coal mine, Heessen, Hamm, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Sachsen Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Sachsen coal mine, Heessen, Hamm, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Sachsen Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Sachsen coal mine, Heessen, Hamm, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Sachsen Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Sachsen coal mine, Heessen, Hamm, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Sachsen Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Sachsen coal mine, Heessen, Hamm, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 42' 23'' North , 7° 49' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Colliery (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hamm185,327 (2011)2.9km
Ahlen55,280 (2015)7.7km
Drensteinfurt15,260 (2015)11.5km
Bönen19,393 (2015)12.5km
Werne30,810 (2015)13.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
409883
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:409883:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The "Sachsen" coal mine was located in the district Heessen of Hamm, Ruhr coal mining area / Germany.

First activation: 1912
Takeover of the abandoned "Maximilian" coal mine in 1939
Abandoned in 1976

Owners:
1912 - 1921 "Mansfeldsche Kupferschiefer bauende Gewerkschaft"
1921 - 1940 "Mansfeld AG für Bergbau- und Hüttenbetriebe"
1940 - 1945 "Reichswerke AG für Erzbergbau und Eisenhütten Hermann Göring"
1945 - 1956 "Märkische Steinkohlegewerkschaft"
1956 - 1970 Aktiengesellschaft für Berg- und Hüttenbetrieb Berlin, Salzgitter"
1970 - 1976 "Ruhrkohle AG"

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