Oranje Nassau II

Oranje Nassau II
Oranje Nassau II
Location
Oranje Nassau II is located in Netherlands
Oranje Nassau II

50°53′26″N 6°0′57″E / 50.89056°N 6.01583°E / 50.89056; 6.01583Coordinates: 50°53′26″N 6°0′57″E / 50.89056°N 6.01583°E / 50.89056; 6.01583

Location Schaesberg, Landgraaf
Province Limburg
Country Netherlands
Owner
Company Oranje Nassau Mijnen
Production
Products Coal
Production 34,064,000 tonnes
History
Opened 1904
Closed 1971

The Oranje Nassau II was a Dutch coal mine located in Heerlen. The mine was in operation from 1904 until 1971.

When in 1904 the first coal from the ground, high production levels were not yet achieved. The mine was not connected to the railroad and the won coal had to be hauled to the Schaesberg station by horse and carriage. In 1906 the mine was in full production as the railways to Heerlen were finished. This railway was also used by the Staatsmijn Wilhelmina. Until its closure, a total of 34,065,000 tons of coal were brought to the surface. The highest production was reached in 1930 with 687,000 tonnes. In the last year that the mine was still in production (1970) 506,000 tonnes were won.

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