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Kerkrade Is Remediating Dozens of Centuries-Old Mine Shafts to Prevent Subsidence.

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The municipality of Kerkrade is in the process of remediating 55 historic mine shafts in the city. The operation is intended to prevent ground subsidence. The mine shafts date back to around 1800, making them considerably older than the large mines of the late 19th and 20th centuries. "The coal extracted back then was located at shallower depths, so it was easily accessible with the techniques of the time," Maurice Stevens of the municipality o…

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The municipality of Kerkrade is in the process of remediating 55 historic mine shafts in the city. The operation is intended to prevent ground subsidence. The mine shafts date back to around 1800, making them considerably older than the large mines of the late 19th and 20th centuries. "The coal extracted back then was located at shallower depths, so it was easily accessible with the techniques of the time," Maurice Stevens of the municipality o…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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NOS broke the news in Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.
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