Prosper-Haniel coal mine (former)
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Prosper-Haniel was one of Germany’s last and largest hard coal mines, located in Bottrop in the Ruhr area and now a symbol of the country’s transition away from coal mining.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Prosper-Haniel coal mine | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal mine
ⓘ
former coal mine ⓘ hard coal mine ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German energy transition
ⓘ
coal phase-out policy in Germany ⓘ |
| closureReason | end of subsidized hard coal mining in Germany ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
closed
ⓘ
former mining site ⓘ |
| economicImpact | major employer in Bottrop during operation ⓘ |
| energySourceType | fossil fuel ⓘ |
| energyTransitionRole | example of structural change in Ruhr area ⓘ |
| environmentalContext | part of post-mining landscape in Ruhr area ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue | mine water management after closure ⓘ |
| formerUse | coal extraction ⓘ |
| geologicalResource | Ruhr coal seam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | industrial heritage site (regional significance) ⓘ |
| historicalRole | part of the Ruhr area’s heavy industry base ⓘ |
| industry | coal mining ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | shaft mine ⓘ |
| laborType | industrial workforce ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bottrop
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ Ruhr area NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruhr industrial region NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruhrgebiet NERFINISHED ⓘ state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ western Germany ⓘ |
| miningType | underground mining ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Prosper and Haniel shafts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being among the last operating hard coal mines in Germany
ⓘ
large production capacity compared to other German coal mines ⓘ |
| oneOf |
largest hard coal mines in Germany
ⓘ
last hard coal mines in Germany ⓘ |
| operatedBy | RAG Aktiengesellschaft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German hard coal mining industry ⓘ |
| policyContext | German federal coal mining subsidies phase-out ⓘ |
| region | Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalImportance | key site in the history of Ruhr coal mining ⓘ |
| resourceExtracted | hard coal ⓘ |
| sector | primary sector ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
German coal phase-out
ⓘ
Germany’s transition away from coal mining ⓘ |
| transitionUse | subject of redevelopment and post-mining planning ⓘ |
| transportConnection | connected to regional rail and road networks in Ruhr area ⓘ |
| urbanContext | located within the city of Bottrop’s urban area ⓘ |
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