196 Comments for Heusden-Zolder Coal Mine

One of your best pictures, sir! I would absolutely LOVE to see this as a wallpaper!

There are 3 types of shafts in American Shaft Mines. One for personel and supplies to enter the mine and exit, one to bring the coal to the surface, called a Skip Shaft, and one for Ventilation Exhaust fan. Large mines that have been running for several years have a number of Ventilation Shafts at different locations, and sometimes, Portal Shafts for miners to enter and exit near the working faces..

I would love to see a map of the interior of those old mines.

Conveyor Belt.. I worked in several coal mines over an 11 year period. I never worked in a shaft mine though, only drift mines that enter the coal seam from the side of a mountain on a horizontal plane. My coal minning career came to an abrupt end in March, 1982 when my back was broken in a mine roof fall. I have been in a wheelchair since. I loved working in coal mines. It is addictive.

Oh Lynne! Your here! Yay! :)

The concave look throws one off balance. Love how it makes that striped building look as if its being pulled underground.
Nice call.

I'm reminded of War of the Worlds when the creatures were storing humans.

how organic....

geezus Mr Motts!
Your b&w photos are the best....unnerving, stark....and exceptionally sharp

This looks like a still from some movie....
You can almost hear the creepy music and hear that one little small noise that lets you know that you are not alone.........

Some of your best work is of stairs....
You present the image and our imaginations run wild.
I still say you need to do a book or 2.

and ive gotten to look at some of Lynns comments and i have no earthy idea which facility she works, but she must be a true asset to the nursing staff and patient's family members.

Dylan, thanks for not being a butthead like some people would have been about me BEING BOLD!! (not trying to be snotty) ive seen what other people have to say about typing in caps and you seem like a sweetheart.

A well-deserved reward!

Super angle, great colors, a real feeling of height, power, and heaviness.