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Heinrich Robert coal mine, Herringen, Hamm, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
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Heinrich Robert coal mineColliery (Abandoned)
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The Heinrich Robert Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Heinrich Robert coal mine, Herringen, Hamm, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Heinrich Robert Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Heinrich Robert coal mine, Herringen, Hamm, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Heinrich Robert Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Heinrich Robert coal mine, Herringen, Hamm, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Heinrich Robert Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Heinrich Robert coal mine, Herringen, Hamm, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Heinrich Robert Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Heinrich Robert coal mine, Herringen, Hamm, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Heinrich Robert Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Heinrich Robert coal mine, Herringen, Hamm, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Heinrich Robert Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Heinrich Robert coal mine, Herringen, Hamm, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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The Heinrich Robert Colliery, Ruhr coal mining area, Germany

Heinrich Robert coal mine, Herringen, Hamm, Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
51° 39' 4'' North , 7° 45' 40'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
51.65125,7.76135
GRN:
N35E04
Type:
Colliery (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hamm185,327 (2011)5.2km
Bönen19,393 (2015)5.7km
Werne30,810 (2015)8.9km
Bergkamen52,329 (2015)8.9km
Kamen45,927 (2015)9.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
409885
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:409885:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The "Heinrich Robert" coal mine (to 1937 "de Wendel" coal mine) was located in the district Herringen of Hamm, Ruhr coal mining area / Germany.

First activation: 1901
Renaming of the "de Wendel" coal mine to "Heinrich Robert" coal mine
Takeover of the abandoned "Werne" coal mine in 1975
Consolidation with the "Haus Aden / Monopol" coal mine to form the new "Bergwerk Ost" coal mine in 1998
Abandoned in 2010

Owners:
1901 - ? "Les petit Files de Francais des Wendel&Cie"
1937 - 1945 "Aktiengesellschaft Steinkohlenbergwerk Heinrich Robert"
1950 - 1969 "Heinrich-Robert Akktiengesellschaft"
1969 - 2010 "Ruhrkohle AG"

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References

van Rossum, O., and Gebhardt, G. (1955) Wegweiser durch die Kohlenreviere Nordrhein-Westfalens.Verlag Glückauf G.m.b.H., Essen 1955, p. 225
Huske, J. (2006) Die Steinkohlenzechen im Ruhrrevier. Selbstverlag des deutschen Bergbau-Museums, Bochum, pages 466-467, page 758 and 1017.
de.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeche_Heinrich-Robert
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