Hasard de Cheratte

The Coal mine of Hasard de CHeratte is the main colliery of Société anonyme des Charbonnages du Hasard, composed of four mine shafts. The first well was dug in 1850 to extract dice coal and closed for the first time in 1877 following an accident. It re-opened thirty years later in 1907 and operated untill 1977. Remediation of the site and demolition of several buildings are planned for 2016.