Staatsmijn Wilhelmina

Staatsmijn Wilhelmina
	Concession map
Location
	Staatsmijn Wilhelmina
Location	Terwinselen, Kerkrade
Province	Limburg
Country	Netherlands
Coordinates	50°52′5″N 6°1′58″E / 50.86806°N 6.03278°E
Production
Products	Coal
Production	59,235,000 tonnes
History
Opened	1906
Closed	1969
Owner
Company	DSM

The Staatsmijn Wilhelmina was the first and the smallest of the Dutch state owned mines. It produced coal for domestic use, as its near neighbours, the Laura Mine, Oranje Nassau II, Willem-Sophia, and Domaniale Mijn.

The concession of the mine was bordered by the privately owned mines mentioned above. After a few decades the mine could not be extended sideways, so the only way to keep production up was going deeper, this in contrast to the large Emma, Hendrik and Maurits mines.

External links

http://citg.tudelft.nl/?id=18387 Coal Mining in the Netherlands (Delft University of Technology)

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