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Headframe and Walkway, Waterschei Coal Mine (Thor Park)

Headframe and Walkway, Waterschei Coal Mine (Thor Park)

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Headframe and Walkway, Waterschei Coal Mine (Thor Park)

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Location: Genk, Hasselt, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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June 17, 2023

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The restoration of this treasure trestle on the Waterschei mining site will be finalized at the end of 2022. One can freely visit the ground floor of the shaft building at any time. Together with the shaft building and the shaft trestle, the passerelle has also been renewed. This is nine meters high and connects the shaft building with the main building as you can see in the photos.

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The Waterschei coal mine was one of the seven mines in the Kempen coal basin. This Kempen mining headquarters was located in the Waterschei district of the Belgian city of …

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Elevation 130 m

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