At the end of the 18th century, the local abbey granted the right to mine coal in these forests. Initially, the mine did not perform well and suffered various setbacks. On March 22, 1847, 57 people died in a mine accident. On November 19, 1880, another 9 miners lost their lives in a gas explosion in the main shaft of well No. 1.

The mine was closed in 1938, and after various takeovers and mergers, it came into the hands of the famous 'Ouest de Mons' in the 1950s. In 1959, upon the bankruptcy of the company of which Charbonnage S was a part at the time, a wealthy family bought the site with the mine buildings and the slag heap.