Inside the tiny building, then. Lots of mold and bright, 1970’s walls.
And a very old fire extinguisher.
And an old newspaper from 1992. It’s about the municipal elections in the area, and I’ve really done a lot of censoring to hide the location of the mine. It includes the name of the paper.
Also please note my very careless approach towards exploring. That’s my foot in flip flops.
This looks like a dressing room.
Parts of the ceiling had already come down.
“For washing boots”, the sign says. The taps have been removed.
There was even a small kitchen in one corner.
More broken ceiling.
Rosa was here. Or then she was here drinking rosé.
This room looks like there has been some kind of a workshop here.
I suspect more ceiling to fall off any time soon.
I wonder what that cable is for.
That sure doesn’t look like healthy stuff.
Another local newspaper from 1992. Apparently this building was last used back then. Again I’ve removed the name of the paper, because it’s a very small local paper. And there really aren’t that many mines in the area.
That looks like an oil heater. It was probably added at the same time as the new chimney.
All the utilities were located in the same room.
The break room is to the left, the elevator wheel tower is to the right.
The main mining tower and some additional buildings were closed off. There was a car scrapyard located there. Although it was off bounds, I still regard this a successful exploration.
That fire extinguisher may be old, but such style of CO2 extinguishers are still considered standard in industrial settings here in the USA. I much prefer the squeeze handle with the pin, as they are much easier to use and control. Opening a turn valve essentially dumps all the contents.
Also, that orange paint closely resembles the color I had as a little girl. Personally, I much prefer plain white paint.
I really liked the colors over there. One of my many childhood homes had dark turquoise walls. They were lovely!
The first house I purchased at age 26 had a living room that was painted baby blue. Including the floor, for some reason. lol