DEEPEST COAL MINE IN EUROPE available for Tourists.

[@brianmerinar1033]

The differences are amazing. To me. God bless miners of every nation we share a brotherhood

[@lifeisanadventure8125]

Agree. Thx for the comment :)

[@dwilkins911]

I used to work down Bickershaw Colliery in Leigh Lancashire and when we developed P71's faceline it was 4,400ft (1340mtrs) underground this was the deepest coalface in Europe. It was extremely hot, dusty and a complete disaster as the roof constantly collapsed. The management were warned by experienced miners not to go so far but all they wanted was the record... Eventually this closed the mine that was over 100yrs old

[@lifeisanadventure8125]

Damn, nice story man.

[@doreensanna6582]

I think maybe 🤔 one and only deepest coal mine was in Ibbenbüren ( Nordschacht 1500 Meters ) nearby Osnabrück - Germany - Out of Order since End 2018 and last one of it in Deutschland 😞

[@ЕвгенийБураков-п6х]

I worked in coal mine named Skochinsky in Ukraine. It is young mine, that now working. It is 1300m deep.

[@ukaszhabdas9950]

We have mine levels of 1200m or deeper in poland:) it's tourist attraction guys ;) where you can get 320m below ground plus can have some beer in deepest pub in europe

[@MickShaw-om8gw]

Yes i worked at Bickershaw pit and i worked in p70's and p71s, i was in the headings driving the tunnels, time and time again the pit manager was told we are going too far with these tunnels, but he wouldn't have it, when we drove the face line then installed the face the weight on the intake side was starting before a cut had been made, it was boiling hot 130 degrees and conditions were hard to work in I lost two stone in weight while driving the headings, the pit would have been closed though, there is not one deep coal mine in the UK now.

[@UndergroundExplorerUK]

Excellent video ! Thanks for the tour !🙋🏻‍♂️🙏🏼😀⛏️❤️

[@lifeisanadventure8125]

Do you like this video and want more?

[@takis4954]

how much is the ticket please?

[@lifeisanadventure8125]

@@takis4954 COST : About ~$8 or ~7,5 Euro LENGTH OF THE ROUTE: 2,5 km, DURATION OF VISIT: 1,5h to 2 h., AGE LIMITATIONS: minimum age of a visitor: 6 years old, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: • the average temperature along the route is about 14 - 16C, proper clothing is recommended, • recommend comfortable shoes with flat soles.

[@malcolm4200]

i worked at frickley colliery in south yorkshire from the seventy"s to 1992 when it was closed, best years of my working life, thanks for the upload very interesting, brings back lots of great memory's

[@25252ben]

My dad and grandad worked at ferrymoore and grimethorpe just over the hill really

[@welshwizard822]

Great vidio and translation, as an ex miner this is very good I would love to visit. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@cathyjohnson7199]

this is without a doubt the very best video on a coal mining tour

[@lifeisanadventure8125]

Thank you so much :) It was a lot of work.

[@exploringabandonedmines]

Interesting video. I have explored hundreds of Abandoned hard rock mines but would never go into an abandoned coal mine!

[@lifeisanadventure8125]

is hard rock mine safer?

[@exploringabandonedmines]

@@lifeisanadventure8125 Way safer almost everyone killed in a mine in the last 30 years was in a coal mine!

[@lifeisanadventure8125]

@@exploringabandonedmines just now i returned from guido, after another "more extrime" tour. Called "szychta" i will made some short video about it i think :) "szychta" tour is like walking in the mine and do some work in it, some small adventure.

[@preanthanreddy3944]

@@exploringabandonedmines come to deep gold mines in South Africa 😂 I don't think you will say the same

[@chabrefski5276]

i would i love coal mines

[@fredreddog8806]

Good film brings back memories. reminds me of number 4 pit bottom Markham colliery 1980s

[@Free_Ranger_CT110]

I was amazed to see phones, videos, electronics etc in a coal mine. When I worked underground in UK coal mines not even digital watches were allowed. Due to risk of explosion from methane. Only specifically designed flame proof elec equip was permitted. Even aluminium was banned as it gave off a spark when struck.

[@lifeisanadventure8125]

You know, maybe it's added after the mine started to be for tourists.

[@davehowe4714]

The national mining museum In Wakefield still doesn’t allow “contraband” underground on the tour, I love being underground and learning about what my family did, my children have all been down too. I think I’ve had 6 trips down in the cage now. I have huge respect and appreciation for anyone who worked or still works in this industry 👍🏼

[@highpitwilma]

Mezzler, I worked down the pits in Northumberland and you are correct.. everybody was hand searched for Contraband before being allowed in to the cage... except one Government Inspector who came down Bates pit with the Colliery Manager, in the 1980,s...wearing one of the first generation of Red L. E. D digital watches.. and completely unaware that HE was breaking the law and risking all our lives!.. yet if he had seen my kit kat he wud have had me fined... mind, there was more water than gas down that stinking hell hole.. it was nowt like this!

[@0ldw3lshm4n]

Some mines were flame free so could take items down.Vast majority were not and even a tourist mine has to comply with safety regulations and they still have to have a qualified manager same as a working mine.

[@RW-nr6bh]

The pit bottom reminds me of Hatfield Main, except for the horse! Brings back memories. In my personal opinion, the best underground tour in the UK is at Big Pit in Blaenavon. Excellent museum. I'd visit this one if holidaying in Poland, though.

[@javiergonzalezcutiva1163]

God bless you

[@mikepxg6406]

I love coal mines I work in 2 coal mines in England one of them 3033 feet deep.

[@xray9763]

This video suggest me 2021 .. love form india 🇮🇳

[@thomasbeck9075]

That's exactly right I worked for 3 weeks in underground until they told me that we were mining under the Ohio river I done seen water dripping in from the ceiling I didn't wait for man trip I was heading out if you know what I mean but this mines has excellent roof support I don't know if it was that good when it was operating they might have braced it up more for tourists

[@lifeisanadventure8125]

wow, that sounds scary.

[@mateushtommason6314]

my grandpa that worked in the salt mine in the town of wieliczka was a tour guide of the pope jan paweł II

[@lifeisanadventure8125]

wieliczka is next in my list. I will do it in 2019. And your story is great.

[@brianmerinar1033]

As a coal miner in USA in West Virginia I’d love to do this tour. And explain stuff in English. And explain the differences in how we do things

[@lifeisanadventure8125]

You are more than welcome :) There are also guides that talk in english. Thx for the comment.

[@gunterbartsch9284]

Hello all, does it all still exist so ? Greetings from an EX Coal Miner from Germany.

[@ЕрнарОксикбай-н7ф]

Мықты жақсы жарайсыз маған

[@karlthemel2678]

It would be good to have tours in English, too (if there aren´t already).

[@lifeisanadventure8125]

As far as i know, there are with english guide :)

[@thomasbeck9075]

Excellent job that is a neat looking coal mine I would love to work in one

[@lifeisanadventure8125]

thanks, but you know it's a lot of work :D

[@leeturner1838]

the first question that a experenced coal miner asks is how high is the coal and is it wet!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@highpitwilma]

You obviously have never worked in a Northeast England deep coal mine..cos miners just went wherever they were sent..no choice whether it was high or low coal...[down to 18" seams],or whether it was wet or dry! Sorry to be a bit strong in my comments..but just being totally honest! I'm trying to imagine what the Overman would say if you asked him..."Is it High?...I hope it isn't wet..."...!! Heh heh!!

[@highpitwilma]

Er...just for correctness..my comments above are in reply to Lee Turner..with utmost respect!

[@thomasbeck9075]

@@highpitwilma true and thank you what I liked about this mines was the roof support I don't know if it was that good when the mines was running or not but it looks much safer than what I have seen

[@MagiczneMiejsca]

Guido jest niesamowite :) Klikamy dzwonek i zapraszamy do nas :)

[@lifeisanadventure8125]

Dziękuje :)

[@LkOutMtnMan]

I worked in coal mine 2000' deep but 2500 km or 1.6 miles is a long ways down if you have to walk out. lol

[@kamilkulik9600]

Siur, qwa !

[@markma7893]

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[@LenaLinlenaipcameracctvcamera]

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[@charcoal_burst]

Maybe it is the deepest coal mine for visitors, because coal mines are normally morendangerous of gases etc. But there are at least two visitor salt mines in Germany, where you can go down to 800m. In both you even can drive Bike at some events.

[@lifeisanadventure8125]

ohh wow, yes like title "DEEPEST COAL MINE IN EUROPE available for Tourists. " I was not aware of those 2 in germany.

[@GateKommand]

How deep is the shaft?

[@alvexok5523]

About 1.6 miles underground, that's close to 8,000 ft deep, the same vertical distance as over 3 Burj Kahlifa towers stacked on top of each other. That may be almost halfway through the earth's crust. No, not quite actually, the earth's crust is about 25 miles thick.

[@GateKommand]

@@alvexok5523 Thanks for the reply. I used to work down a British Pit (Coal Mine) which was 2500 feet to the pit bottom and the workings went even deeper. I was told at that time it was one of the deepest coal mines in Europe but it closed around 1990 ish. Obviously this mine is far deeper....wow!

[@alvexok5523]

@@GateKommand Yes, it's deep. 1.6 miles is a deeper mine than anywhere else in Europe, including anywhere in the UK. I remember reading about a few diamond mines in South Africa being up 3. something miles deep, that's incredible, that's a long elevator ride down a mine shaft. You were saying you worked in the coal mines in the UK up until the early 1990s? I remember back in the early 90s seeing news stories about the big miner strikes in the UK, ended up badly damaging the coal mining business in the UK

[@GateKommand]

@@alvexok5523 I started working down the pit in 1981 when I was 15 years old then finished in 1990. It was the then UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher that closed the pits - she hated the working class. I am proud to have been part of the Miners Strike from March 1984 to March 1985! Regarding the deep mines in South Afrika I was told that it is impossible to have one shaft going that deep due to the curvature of the earth. Due to this there would be another one or two shafts with winding gear underground. I am not sure if this is correct but that's what I was told!

[@alvexok5523]

@@GateKommand I think I remember hearing about the miners strike in 1984 to 85. But I remember also hearing something about a big miners strike in around 1993. That's interesting about not being able to make one single elevator shaft go too deep under the ground due to the curve of the earth. I know about the earth's curvature of couse, but I didn't know that it affected deep underground elevators.

[@khazarkhazar]

Guido is not the deepest coal mine in Europe. It is about 170m deep. There are other coal mines in Poland over 1000meters deep :)

[@lifeisanadventure8125]

yep, but like i said in the tittle, DEEPEST COAL MINE IN EUROPE available for Tourists. and it's 320 m deep

[@bigoldgrizzly]

Wolstanton Colliery in Stoke on Trent was 1145 yards deep at the shaft and worked coal down to 1500 yards. The rock temperature at that depth in the Banbury seam where I worked, was 150F or 65C hot as hell!

[@leeturner1838]

load coal!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mikepxg6406]

3 rings for men.

[@karol13go]

To nie jest najgłębsza kopalnia

[@MrMr-qh4zb]

It should be given back to Germany!