War of the Worlds?
Showing posts with label pithead. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pithead. Show all posts
2010-09-07
White pithead
In 1994 at a cost of ca 200 mllion euros, the tallest pithead in the world went into operation in Göttelborn. So much money and hi-tech would surely save the coal-industry in Saarland. But it was not to be. Six years later all coal-mining in Göttelborn ceased. By the end of 2011 not a single chunk of coal will be produced in Saarland.
2009-06-24
Pithead in blue
The other shots of pitheads in this blog have been of closed pits and that is pretty typical on both the French and German sides of the border. But the wheel of the pithead frame in the photo was turning as I took this shot. In Petite Rosselle, men are still risking their lungs and their lives to maintain our energy hungry civilisation.
2009-05-31
Rusty twins
As much a symbol of Lorraine as of the Saarland. And the economics would appear to be similarly unrosy.
2009-05-20
A symbol of Saarland: although the last remaining pits are scheduled to close and the centuries long mining tradition will be no more.
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