Bavaria pit
| Bavaria pit | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
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| Mining technology | Civil engineering | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Start of operation | 1856 | ||
| End of operation | unknown | ||
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| Degradation of | Lead , copper , spate iron stone | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 50 ° 56 '59.8 " N , 7 ° 15' 24.2" E | ||
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| Location | Steinenbrück | ||
| local community | Overath | ||
| ( NUTS3 ) | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Bensberg ore district | ||
The Bavaria mine is a former non-ferrous metal ore mine in the Bensberg ore district in Overath . It was found in the village of Oberbech in Steinenbrück .
history
The Langenfeld Bavaria was on 5 June 1856 galena , chalcopyrite and siderite awarded Service. It was a tunnel that is referred to in literature as a "non-built passage " .
Location and relics
The Bavaria tunnel can be found on a map from 1868 together with the Hermann mine tunnel . In the geological deposit map of 1882 it appears as an iron ore vein. Nothing is known about the former owners and operations of the mine. The tunnel mouth hole is located on private property in Heidermühle and is closed with brickwork. On the meadow terrain rising to the south, you can see the ping from an air shaft . About 10 meters west of the Bavaria tunnel is the broken tunnel mouth hole of the Hermann pit.
The consolidation Bavaria
On August 13, 1859, the Längenfeld Bavaria was consolidated with another 28 iron ore mines as the Bavaria mine . The consolidated Bavaria mine was awarded on January 31, 1860 for iron and manganese ores . It consisted of a total of 29 individual fields, which were distributed in the Immekeppel , Linde , Engelskirchen and Heiligenhaus areas. Details of the operation are not known.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Herbert Stahl (editor): Das Erbe des Erzes, Volume 5, New news and stories about the Bensberg ore district , Bergisch Gladbach 2014, ISBN 978-3-00-044826-3 , p. 30 f.