Staatsmijn Emma
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 Staatsmijn Emma seen from the west, with the 63m high tower of shaft 3 on the left, and the headframe of shaft 2 on the right | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Staatsmijn Emma | |
| Location | Hoensbroek |
| Limburg | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 50°55′45″N 5°56′39″E / 50.92917°N 5.94417°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Coal |
| Production | 109,032,000 tons |
| History | |
| Opened | 1911 |
| Closed | 1973 |
| Owner | |
| Company | DSM |
The Dutch State Mine (DSM) Emma, in Dutch Staatsmijn Emma, was a coal mine located in Treebeek, Heerlen (now part of Brunssum) run by the Dutch state through its company DSM. The mine was in operation from 1911 until 1973. It was the second-largest mine in the Netherlands, but it had the highest production of all Dutch mines at 109 megatonnes (120,000,000 short tons). Its deepest shaft III was 980 metres (3,220 ft) deep.[1] After the 1963 merger with the DSM Hendrik the deepest shaft was 1,058 metres (3,471 ft) deep.
