Finding out the location	very easy
Access	?
Safety	unsafe
Risk of being seen	very high
General condition of the place	very bad
Traces of vandalism	few
Good place for taking pictures?	good
Did you see other people?	very many

Visit date   May 7 2022 at 12 hr
Visit duration   < 1 hour

The Coal mine of Hasard de Cheratte was our original destination for today. Upon arrival however, we noticed a construction crew that was working on either the restoration or the destruction of the building.

My guess is that the building is being restored (perhaps into a hotel) since the tower itself is such an eyecatcher, it would be a shame to demolish it.

In this small town, that looks very poor, we did however find some other hidden gems.



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Finding out the location	very easy
Access	hard
Safety	unsafe
Risk of being seen	low
General condition of the place	bad
Traces of vandalism	many
Good place for taking pictures?	good
Did you see other people?	few

Visit date   July 1 2019 at 14 hr
Visit duration   3 hours

hasard du cheratte

A location we passed by and stopped to visit this one 'in a hurry' .

After climbing the mountain behind the building we FINALLY found a entry and ran around for like 3-4hours 🤣.

This location must be renovated into a hotel now.

Short little album. Enjoy!



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Finding out the location	very easy
Access	hard
Safety	safe
Risk of being seen	high
General condition of the place	very bad
Traces of vandalism	many
Good place for taking pictures?	very good
Did you see other people?	none or very few

Visit date   January 31 2021 at 14 hr
Visit duration   3 hours

This was my first urbex trip in our french part of Belgium.

I do remember this was one of the coolest things I've ever done.

You can get in the mine still although it's a tight squeeze.

It's a beautiful building to visit, but it's a shame much of it is already demolished.

I love this place

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Finding out the location	easy
Access	easy
Safety	safe
Risk of being seen	high
General condition of the place	very good
Traces of vandalism	few
Good place for taking pictures?	very good
Did you see other people?	few

Visit date   December 28 2020 at 13 hr
Visit duration   2 hours

🏚️ steenkoolmijn Hasard
🗓️ 27/09/2020 & 28/12/2020
🕵 Mathias van Spaendonk
🕵️‍♀‍ Laura Luyten

The mines of Hasard, we visited this place two times. It's an easy and beautiful urbex place. It's Located in a small village in Belgium. This village has different derelict locations. When you go there, do your research so you know wich places you would like to visit when you're there.

The mines of Hasard is one of the most popular and easy to find location in this area. They are rebuilding a part of the building but you can still visit the other part of the mine.

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Finding out the location	easy
Access	easy
Safety	safe
Risk of being seen	low
General condition of the place	bad
Traces of vandalism	many
Good place for taking pictures?	very good
Did you see other people?	few

Visit date   January 16 2021 at 15 hr
Visit duration   2 hours

Charbonnage hasard cheratte
The first mine shaft was made in 1850
But in 1877 the mine shut down because of an accident, in 1907 the mine restarted but 70 years later In 1977 the mine closed again


Our visit

We had to slide down a very steep mountain, the buildings are trashed but still amazing to see! The mine itself isnt trashed at al except for 2 small graffiti tags, we walked in the mine tunnels for almost an hour!

The terrain is currently under construction but hasard cheratte is possible to visit, just go on saturdays or sundays,



This was my report of

Charbonnage Hasard De Cheratte






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Finding out the location	very easy
Access	hard
Safety	unsafe
Risk of being seen	low
General condition of the place	good
Traces of vandalism	few
Good place for taking pictures?	very good
Did you see other people?	none or very few

Visit date   July 11 2020 at 10 hr
Visit duration   2 hours

De echte klassieker Hasard Cheratte bezocht voor het te laat is.
De sloop en de renovatie zijn inmiddels in volla gang.
Deze stond al lang op mijn lijstje, maar vond niemand die mee wilde gaan.
Uiteindelijk toch gelukt!
Was even zoeken naar de “ingang”, maar met hulp van een mede urbexshare-rer de weg door het bos gevonden.
Echt een heel mooi gebouw van buiten en van binnen.
Vooral helemaal bovenin mooie foto’s kunnen maken.
Zoals gezegd, gelukkig deze locatie nog kunnen bezoeken!

Visited the real classic Hasard Cheratte before it was too late.
Demolition and renovation are now in full swing.
This had been on my list for a long time, but no one wanted to come along.
Ultimately succeeded!
We had to search for the “entrance”, but found our way through the forest with the help of a fellow “urbex share-rer”.
A really beautiful building from the outside and inside.
Above all, taking beautiful photos at the very top.
As said, fortunately still able to visit this location!

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Finding out the location	easy
Access	hard
Safety	safe
Risk of being seen	high
General condition of the place	good
Traces of vandalism	many
Good place for taking pictures?	very good
Did you see other people?	none or very few

Visit date   April 3 2019 at 14 hr
Visit duration   2 hours

The Hasard Coal Mine (French: Charbonnage du Hasard de Cheratte) was the main mine of the "Société anonyme des Charbonnages du Hasard", which included four mine shafts.

After its closure in 1977, the coal washing and shaft 2 of the mine were demolished in 1980. However, after these demolition works, people wondered whether something should be preserved. Then shaft 1 was designated as a monument and the remains of the mine came into the hands of another owner, who wanted to keep the mine as completely as possible. However, this died in 2012, after which the mine again came into the hands of the municipality.

At the beginning of the 21st century, the ruins of the mining buildings remained, which are also used for Urban exploring [1]. Remediation of the site and demolition of a number of buildings started in February 2017 on behalf of the municipality and carried out by SPI, only shaft 1 with all the buildings connected to it, and the road bridge, are spared and restored.

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Finding out the location	very easy
Access	easy
Safety	safe
Risk of being seen	low
General condition of the place	good
Traces of vandalism	many
Good place for taking pictures?	very good
Did you see other people?	none or very few

Visit date   January 21 2019 at 11 hr
Visit duration   3 hours

One of the most beautiful remains of the mining history in the region. Although most of it is demolisched is the part that is left one of extraordinary beauty. The building looks more like a castle than a mineshaft.

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Finding out the location	easy
Access	easy
Safety	very safe
Risk of being seen	low
General condition of the place	very good
Traces of vandalism	very many
Good place for taking pictures?	very good
Did you see other people?	few

Visit date   September 22 2019 at 14 hr
Visit duration   3 hours

This place is just amazing! It shows the softer side of the heavy industrial times, when you walk up to it you feel like you are walking up to a castle. It has big windows that provides beautiful lighting inside and towers with a killer view, if you dare to climb all the way up.
When you pass the mineshaft where the fatal accident happened all those years ago and you feel the cool breeze coming out, take a moment of silence for those who left their lives in there.
If you want to visit I suggest you hurry up since they are planning to fix it up so you might miss out otherwise.
Overall this location is a gem and surly worth a visit!

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Finding out the location	easy
Access	hard
Safety	safe
Risk of being seen	low
General condition of the place	good
Traces of vandalism	many
Good place for taking pictures?	very good
Did you see other people?	none or very few

Visit date   August 17 2019 at 16 hr
Visit duration   1 hour

some history:

It's a really old but amazing building (coal mine). It was build in 1850.
After an accident accured, they decided to close it down for the first time. 30 years later in 1977, they reopend the mine again.
In 1980 were the coal washing and shaft 2 demolisched but shaft 1 was appointed as a monument. This shaft still stands here till this day but completly abandoned and left to the nature to take it over. It's protected by the gouvernment and they plan to restore it later on. Hopefully they go through with that plan, cause the mineshaft is such a cool and amazing location.

my experience:

this location was awesome and fun to visit! Also if you decide to visit, be careful because right beside the mineshaft is a pretty busy street with a lot of passing cars. Good luck!🔥



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