The Compagnie des mines de Béthune, sometimes called the sometimes called the Compagnie de Grenay after the name of the concession, was a French coal mining company in the Pas-de-Calais that was estab
Mine head at Bully-les-Mines c. 1900
Charles Ignace Plichon, President from 1873 to 1883
Château Mercier, residence of the director-general of the company. The building was damaged by shellfire during World War I, restored after the war.
Chloropicrin, also known as PS and nitrochloroform, is a chemical compound currently used as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial, fungicide, herbicide, insecticide, and nematicide. It was used as a poison