Europe’s surviving mine headframe and winding tower sites

Former coal mine at Nuraxi Figus, the last colliery to operate in Italy, now undergoing decommissioning and post-industrial conversion.

Preserved mercury mine shaft and pithead complex at Abbadia San Salvatore, forming part of the Parco Museo Minerario on the Monte Amiata.

Active coal transport and personnel shaft at KWK Budryk in Ornontowice, with headframe tower standing on the mine's main surface complex.

Deepest coal mine shaft in Poland and Europe, sunk to 1,320 metres at KWK Budryk in Ornontowice, serving the coking coal mine's principal underground workings.

Active coal production and materials shaft at Ruch Knurów of KWK Knurów-Szczygłowice, with headframe tower serving underground workings on the Wschodnie field.

Ventilation and stowing shaft of KWK Knurów-Szczygłowice, sunk 1959–1961, with surviving headframe and fan station visible from the A1 motorway.

Active intake-ventilation shaft with headframe at Ruch Wesoła, KWK Mysłowice-Wesoła colliery, Mysłowice, serving working levels to 865 metres.

Active winding shaft and surviving early headframe complex of KWK Knurów–Szczygłowice colliery, modernised to 850 metres and still in operational use.

Decommissioned strut-frame headframe and winding-engine house of the western-field shaft at KWK Knurów colliery, subject to a local heritage campaign.

Active personnel and materials shaft of the Rydułtowy coal mine, deepened to 1,210 metres and serving the deep coal workings.