Glückauf!

Graukaue (Gray Coe) is a podcast studio at the Fürst Leopold Coal Mine in Hervest-Dorsten.

The owner is Michael Holtkamp.

Shows

The pits. There's Graukaue 2 and Graukaue 1.

Graukaue 2

This is the English-language pit.

	Underground with Michael Holtkamp Under the roof of the Gray Coe there are countless microphones, with each microphone being suspended from the ceiling just like a clothes hook. At the beginning of a shift, each miner lowers his microphone, like the announcer in a boxing ring did in the past. When the bell rings three times, the crew goes down into the mine. Glückauf!

Graukaue 1

This is the German-language pit; see graukaue.ruhr.

Audio podcasts

All shows' audio versions are available at Graukaue.ruhr. You can subscribe to the podcasts via their feeds as well as on the platforms listed below.

Video podcasts

All shows' video versions are available on Graukaue's YouTube channel at youtube.com/@graukaue. You can subscribe to the channel as well as to the podcasts.

Episodes

The log. This is where I document the advances at Graukaue 2.

See also the log of Graukaue 1.

Crew

The pitmen. These are the miners' dog tags.

Signals

The bell system. This is how I communicate with the outside world.

Pay envelope

The butty system. This is how you facilitate advances.

Studio

The coal face. This is where the mining takes place.

Mine

The Fürst Leopold Coal Mine. Graukaue is located at this abandoned coal mining plant in the North of the Ruhr in Germany.

Access

The location in Dorsten. The mine is located north of the river Lippe, in a part of town called Hervest.

Descent

The location at the mine. Graukaue is located in the 'Lohnhalle'.

Tools

The hammer and the pick. These is the technical equipment.

Winning

The mining. This is how I record.

Consolidation

Combined mines