Coal mining in this region began around 1875. In 1901, several of the fields were sold to the illustrious industrial family De Wendel, known for their work in companies such as Bureau Central , Puits Simon , and Mine des Grimpeurs . The owners of the purchasing company were the two brothers, Henri and Robert de Wendel. They consolidated the fields and combined them into a single field, named after their family name, De Wendel. The owners established the De Wendel coal mine on this field, with the aim of extracting the bituminous coal, which is not found in the Saar region, for their own smelter in Lorraine.

After three years of preparation, the first coal was mined in 1904. Regular mining operations finally began in 1906. 606 employees generated an annual output of 31,084 tons. Subsequently, the daytime facilities were expanded. In 1908, a coke plant was built, which produced its first batch of coke the following year. At the same time as the coke plant, the mine railway was constructed, which allowed for the shipment of coal and coke to the Lorraine ironworks.

However, the First World War initially brought German compulsory administration of the mine, as the owners, both French, now belonged to the war's opponents. After the end of the war, the facility returned to the De Wendels' ownership. Despite this confusion, the complex continued to grow and was expanded with its own harbor basin.

The seizure of power by the NSDAP and Hitler brought numerous changes to De Wendel in Germany. To avoid reprisals from the National Socialists, who found the French-sounding name objectionable, the De Wendel family renamed the De Wendel mine's operating company to a German-sounding name.

In 1969, the De Wendel Group finally sold the mine to a German mining company. For the mine, this meant removing its existing production limit of 1.5 million tons. For the first time, the mine could expand beyond its own narrow minefield, which was only about 18 km² in size. The mine remained active until the autumn of 2010, after which it was partially dismantled.