De Mijnen is an online heritage platform about the Dutch mining region and its place in contemporary life. It brings together information on the history of coal mining in the Netherlands, including timelines, maps, historical overviews and articles about mines, workers and mining communities. Visitors can explore a digital collection of objects, photographs, interviews, videos and archival publications, as well as guides to mining-related places of interest and links to other heritage resources.

The site also shares current news, exhibition stories and research connected with the region’s industrial past, including material from the Nederlands Mijnmuseum and other collections. For education, De Mijnen provides learning resources such as lesson plans, educational materials and a digital mining monument, helping teachers and students engage with mining history. A search function supports discovery across the site’s broad range of content.

De Mijnen serves people interested in Dutch mining history, local identity and cultural heritage, offering an accessible route into the stories, images and objects that preserve the memory of the mining region