Prince Moritz
| Prince Moritz | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Employees | 45 (1860) | ||
| Start of operation | 1856 | ||
| End of operation | 1943 | ||
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| Degradation of | Lead ore , iron ore , pale ore | ||
| Greatest depth | 160 m | ||
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 51 '13 " N , 7 ° 54' 22" E | ||
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| Location | Niederndorf | ||
| local community | Freudenberg | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Siegen-Wittgenstein | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Bergrevier Siegen I | ||
The lead ore mine Fürst Moritz was located in the Freudenberg district of Niederndorf in the western Siegerland . The pit was on the border with Niederfischbach in the Siegen II mountain area .
It consisted of the individual pits Wasserkaute and Neuer Bleiberg (in Oberschelden ), which later consolidated with Oberster Bleiberg , Neue Wasserkaute , Ottilie from Oberschelden and Junge Ottilie (* December 23, 1872). Further consolidations:
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In 1856 the pit was lent for the first time. A deep tunnel dug that year later reached a length of 328.6 m. Up to 1861, 1,550 t of lead ore had been mined. In 1859, 27 t of copper ore were also mined. In 1860 there were 45 employees. One die went down to a depth of 82 m , the total depth was 160 m. In 1893 the production was temporarily stopped. In the following decades, funding was often only sporadic. In the 1930s, investigations took place on the pit. In 1943, however, operations were completely shut down and the mine was shut down. The total production was also 3,773 t of iron ore .
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Two veins served as duct means. The water cautery passage was about 40 m long and 0.5–1.5 m thick. Were led siderite with lead , zinc and copper ores . The Bleiberger Gang, on the other hand, contained mainly galena and silver-bearing pale ore.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Journal for the mining, smelting and salt works in the Prussian state , Berlin; Issues 1858
- ↑ a b c T. Hundt, G. Gerlach, F. Roth, W. Schmidt: Description of the mountain areas Siegen I, Siegen II, Burbach & Müsen ; Bonn 1887
- ^ Journal for the mining, smelting and salt works in the Prussian state , Berlin; Edition 1861
- ^ History of Niederndorf ( Memento from July 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Holdings of the NRW archives: B 184 Si Bergämter Siegen and Sauerland, general files 1934-1966
- ^ Journal for the mining, smelting and salt works in the Prussian state , Berlin; Issues 1858–1863
Web links
- Gerd Bäumer: Ore mining in the Siegerland area ( Memento from November 7, 2001 in the Internet Archive )
- List of minerals at mineralienatlas.de