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Wheels

These two giant wheels at the top of the tower operated equipment in shaft #3 below, which was the deepest shaft at Hasard Cheratte (480 meters).
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They looks as if they are about to fall in the shaft. Or is that an intentional angle of your camera?
C-Note
Wed 06-27-2007
I live in a coal producing area in the US. That big Wheel would be over one of the shafts to operate the cage (elevator) for hoisting men and material down into and out of the mine, or the Skip shaft for hoisting coal out of the mine. One shaft would be for ventilation, with a big fan to pull air into the mine through the cage shaft.
Charlie
Fri 06-29-2007
No cables eh? That must mean that the elevator has been removed or dropped to the bottom.
Nathan
Mon 07-02-2007
Very nice shot, I love those wheels...
Mel
Sat 08-11-2007
Why did they close it? Did it run out of coal or something?
Kristiara
Wed 08-15-2007
Mr. Motts what were these big Wheels for.
Debbie
Tue 11-06-2007
http://www.opacity.us/...ls.htm#comment_72938
Motts
Tue 11-06-2007
Thanks Mr. Motts.
Debbie
Thu 11-08-2007
' Larger than Life ' as with many things from late Industrial Revolution,although ironically I don't think coal mines are going away for awhile.
Guitorman
Mon 01-21-2008

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