Schmittenstollen visitor mine
| Schmittenstollen | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
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| Information about the mining company | |||
| Start of operation | 1438 | ||
| End of operation | 1942 | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Cinnabarite | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 49 ° 47 '25.7 " N , 7 ° 46' 54.1" E | ||
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| local community | Niederhausen (Nahe) | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Bad Kreuznach | ||
| country | State of Rhineland-Palatinate | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
The Schmittenstollen is a historic mercury mine . It is located on the Lemberg in the Niederhausen district in Rhineland-Palatinate . Mined was cinnabar ore from which mercury was recovered.
history
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The Schmittenstollen was first mentioned in a document in 1438, when Count Palatine Stephan entrusted Frankfurt citizens with the mine . However, there are indications that cinnabarite was already being mined at the time of the Romans and Celts . One of these references is a Mercury temple on the Lemberg. Mercury has stood for the planet and god Mercurius since ancient times . The statue of Mercury was lost in World War II .
There are three periods of mining that extend from the 15th to the 17th centuries, from the 18th to the beginning of the 19th century and in the 1930s.
The Schmittenstollen belonged to a network of three mines, called Three Trains . In addition to the Schmittenstollen, the St. Martinszug and Loyalty Confidence were also part of it. All three mines together had a length of approx. 15 km of tunnels and routes as well as 100 m of shafts. The shaft, which is probably the deepest at 60 m (machine shaft), connected the Schmittenstollen with the Karlsglückstollen, through which the ores were brought to the surface. The ores were brought down to the valley by cable car and then by trucks to the Mercury refuge in Obermoschel , where they were processed. The promotion was stopped on May 15, 1939. The last operating period ended in 1942 with mountain safety measures that closed the mouth hole .
In 1976 the first work-arounds took place. In 1981 the Schmittenstollen was opened to visitors. The visitor mine was operated by the “Bergwerksverein Lemberg eV” until 1992. The association also deals with all other mines on and around the Lemberg.
advancement
- 1795: 2,910 pounds (all over Lviv)
- 1935: 2,521 t
- 1936: 4,200 t
- 1937: ~ 10,000 t
Workforce
- 19th century: up to 100 men
- 1935: 22 men
- 1936: 53 men
- 1937: 53 men
- 1938: 53 men
