 The Notre-Dame Mine Pit in operation circa 1884 | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Champagney |
| State | Haute-Saone |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 47°41′24″N 6°38′53″E / 47.690042°N 6.648059°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Coal |
| History | |
| Opened | 1851 |
| Closed | 1896 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Société des Houillères de Ronchamp (Ronchamp Mining Company) |
| Year of acquisition | 1851 |
The Notre-Dame (or Éboulet) Pit was one of the principal mine shafts of the Ronchamp Mining Company (les Houillères de Ronchamp), located in North-Eastern France in the hamlet of Éboulet, the commune of Champagney, and the department of Haute-Saône. The pit was created by a rival company, The Forge Masters (la Société des maîtres de forges), which had owned the hamlet of Éboulet's mines [fr] since 1851, fifteen years before the Ronchamp Mining Company acquired them. As its supply of coal dwindled, the mine was converted into a water well used for pumping water used in the mining process to several other nearby mines. The pit was plugged in 1958, when all the coal mines formerly owned by Ronchamp were closed by the government utility, Électricité de France.
Three miner towns, a dormitory, and a reservoir of potable water were constructed around the mine pit in the interwar period. A slag heap towards the north remained until the beginning of the 20th century, leaving behind two slabs of concrete and the floor of a no longer existent building.