ðə mˈaɪnɪŋ kˈɑːləni wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd tə hˈaʊz mˈaɪnɪŋ ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪvz ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd ðə slˈoʊp ʌvðə hˈɪl, təwˈɔːɹdz ðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌv hˈɪɹlən, ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹz ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd ðə mˈiːn ɹˈoʊd, ænd mˈaɪnɚz.
The mining colony was created to house mining executives (alongside the slope of the hill, towards the centre of Heerlen), engineers (alongside the mean road), and miners.