Aniche Mining Company
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Industry | Coal mining |
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Founded | 11 November 1773 |
Founder | Claude-Constant Juvénal d'Harville des Ursins |
Defunct | 1946 |
Successor | Groupe de Douia |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Bituminous coal |
Number of employees | Up to 15,000, pre-World War II[1] |
The Aniche Mining Company (compagnie des mines d'Aniche) was a French company that operated coal mines in the Nord-Pas de Calais. The company was founded in 1773 and became part of the Groupe de Douia in 1946. Prior to World War II the Aniche Mining Company produced over 3 million tons of coal per year, and employed 15,000 workers.[1]
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