The Nikulino mine is the largest one in the coal field of the Moscow Region. The coal mined there had a high ash content equal to 30-40%. The underground relief in the mine was 50-70 workers. 30-40 workers mined coal and others only provided mining.
The direct places of mining were 150 m deep underground. However, all that remained in the past… As far back as 21st century the mine was drowned and shut down … Today it can be observed only from above – the concrete structures of the ventilation system and the fang.
This window was used to provide electricity
“Front access door” to the fang
“The back door” to the fang, 10 meters to water
Here were hanging bunches of cables
An office complex to the right and a coal mining complex to the left
The doors to the main building
Everything that had even a minor value was already pilfered long ago …
Attributes of a polling station from the 90s.
Control room
Switch room
The remains of a Soviet room of the Soviet director if the Soviet mine …
Nature comes into its own …
A changing room looks like a battlefield
The main fang
Looking above, no winch and cables …
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True. Reminds me of the photos of the old Packard plant in Detroit that have been posted on various websites.
So these are some pretty cool pictures, too bad there are not any of inside of the mine. That would be cool to see. Makes you wonder what it would have looked like when it was up and running. Thanks for the pictures…
It is quite interesting! There must be still a whole lot of coal left there in the ground, and for some reson noone wants is??
Weird…
On September 17 1939 the treacherous Soviets ruthlessly attacked Poland, already under attack by Germans. Russians signed a pact with Germans to cut Poland in half and share the loot. Poland was once again betrayed and attacked by Soviet Russia. What followed was 50+ years of effective occupation by Russians in terms of communist government and presence of foreign army in the territory of Poland. May the memory of this hideous deed never be forgotten, in spite of continued attempts by Russians to rewrite history. Long live Poland!
It’s good to remember history, but nationalism is a divisive thing. No nation is better than another. Every nation has committed atrocities. Just be educated and know the truth; you can only hope others will also do so (but it’s doubtful).
Poland did exactly the same with Czechoslovakia just a moment before that. Irony.
The old, sad and known history of “big fish eats the small fish…”.
Regards.
Poland did exactly the same if not even worse with Ukraine, and for much longer.
Why would they intentionally flood a mine?
Probably wasn’t intentional. Occasionally miners will accidentally dig into underground water sources. If the water can’t be pumped out, and/or the source of the water closed off, the mine fills up and there is no choice but to abandon it. If this happened in the early-to-mid-1990’s, the economic situation at the time may also have played a role in the decision to close it.
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what’s a “fang”?
My guess is that the story was originally written in Russian and translated to English – ‘fang’ is probably a Russian slang word for ‘mine shaft’ (I could be wrong).