The Staatmijn Wilhelmina was the first and the smallest of the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 state owned mines. It produced coal for domestic use, as its near neighbours, the Laura Mine, Oranje Nassau II

Oranje Nassau II

The Oranje Nassau II was a Dutch coal mine located in Heerlen. The mine was in operation from 1904 until 1971.When in 1904 the first coal from the ground, high production levels were not yet achieved. The mine was not connected to the railroad and the won coal had to be hauled to the Schaesberg...

, and Domaniale Mijn.

The concession of the mine was bordered by the mines mentioned above. Besides going deeper, after a few decades the mine could not be extended anymore, in contrast to the large Emma

Staatsmijn Emma

The Staatsmijn Emma was a Dutch coal mine located in Treebeek and Hoensbroek . The mine was in operation from 1911 till 1973....

, Hendrik

Staatsmijn Hendrik

The Staatsmijn Hendrik was a Dutch coal mine located in Brunssum. The mine was in operation from 1915 until 1963 when it was integrated with the Staatsmijn Emma.-External links:...

 and Maurits

Staatsmijn Maurits

In 1911 the Dutch Government bought the concessions "Maasvelden". In 1912 and 1913 drillings were carried out by the Internationale Bohrgesellschaft Erkelenz in the areas west of the Staatsmijn Emma and Staatsmijn Hendrik concessions. Drillings were made at the towns of Geleen-Lutterade, Krawinkel...

 mines.

External links

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