Pit Consolidated Catharina II
| Pit Consolidated Catharina II | |||
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| Information about the mining company | |||
| Start of operation | 1850 | ||
| End of operation | 1878 | ||
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| Degradation of | Iron , pyrites , lead , zinc / lignite | ||
| Degradation of | Brown coal | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 50 ° 56 '43.9 " N , 7 ° 7' 10.9" E | ||
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| Location | Lustheide | ||
| local community | Bergisch Gladbach | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Bensberg ore district | ||
The Consolidierte Catharina II mine is a former metal ore mine in the Bensberg ore district in Bergisch Gladbach . Today the site is part of the Lustheide district .
history
For the first time on July 20, 1850, each independent were mining concessions Catharina and Emiliensfreude on Eisenstein awarded . Both were consolidated on August 23, 1856 under the common name Catharina . It is no longer possible to determine where exactly the fields were. A declaration document dated May 9, 1857 provides information that the mining rights for both individual fields have been extended to include lignite . On December 6th 1887 there was a further consolidation under the common name "Consolidierte Catharina Zwei" with the following mine fields:
- Iron stone mine Gustav; it was awarded on December 4, 1866 to the mine owner Gustav Rötzel from Kalk on the basis of the expectation of September 4, 1865 and the application for expansion of February 1, 1866.
- Mariechen lead and zinc mine ; The mine ownership was due to the assumption of March 7, 1870 on April 6, 1870 to the hut owner Heinrich Gericke from Mülheim am Rhein.
- Lead and zinc ore mine in Hannchen; the award took place on April 6, 1870. Details are not known.
- Minnie pebble mine; due to the courage of the businessman Johann Wilhelm Hoffmann from Mülheim am Rhein on June 3, 1872, the award took place on November 7, 1872.
Between 1888 and 1910 there were several sales negotiations between different interested buyers, which made the mine an object of speculation. On April 19, 1911, it was announced that, according to a report by a Mr. Pape dated February 3, 1911, profitable ore mining was no longer to be expected at the Consolidierte Catharina II mine. It seemed advisable not to put any more money into the pit. From this point on, the pit is considered permanently closed. On March 7, 1990, the mining law expired on December 29, 1989, following a request from the North Rhine-Westphalia State Mining Authority.
Operation and facilities
The Catharina mine, later Consolidated Catharina II, was the second largest iron stone mine in the Paffrath Kalkmulde after the Luther mine until 1881 . Their lead ore production was also not insignificant. The open pit was 150 m long and 12 m deep. In the later construction phase, the iron ore deposits began to be opened up through the shaft (Viktoria shaft) , which was sunk up to 35 meters west of the opencast mine . This stood about 80 meters north of the confluence of the Neufeldweg on the Rather Weg. On the right of the photo you can see the rectangular headframe, which is built with wood in the upper area. The pulley for the rope guide ran in the top of the tower . About 70 meters further to the north there was a roasting furnace in which the zinc ore obtained was calcined before being transported in order to remove as much water as possible as a preliminary stage for smelting. This enabled the transport costs to be reduced considerably.
Several stretches to the east and west were driven on the 23-meter level . Several scattered nests of lead ore and a lot of pyrites were found. In the western part there was also dense to fine-grain zinc blende of light brown color. The work was made more difficult by significant water inflows. By pumping out the incoming water, the groundwater was withdrawn from a wide area, so that the wells in the neighborhood dried up. In addition, the ore deposits became impoverished. Both of these led to the cessation of operations in 1878. As far as dismantling activities are mentioned, it is merely experimental work.
Location and relics
First of all, it must be assumed that the location for the discovery of the various minerals was essentially the area in and around the former open-cast mine. During the discovery of the various minerals, new pit fields were awarded several times, thereby securing additional areas in the vicinity, in which one might have found something with further searches. In this respect, the mine fields overlapped with the exception of the Gustav mine field. It is therefore not surprising that today it is no longer possible to distinguish which mine field individual relics must be assigned to. To make matters worse, the old pit pictures have been lost, on which the respective locations of the minerals were entered. The relics of the Consolidierte Catharina II mine that are still visible are mainly located south of Refrath in the wider area around the Neufeldweg / Rather Weg confluence on the southwestern tip of the Paffrath Kalkmulde . The Children's Village Bethanien is here today .
swell
- ^ A b Herbert Stahl (editor), Gerhard Geurts , Hans-Dieter Hilden, Herbert Ommer : Das Erbe des Erzes. Volume 3: The pits in the Paffrath Kalkmulde. Bergisch Gladbach 2006, ISBN 3-932326-49-0 , p. 44ff. ( Series of publications by the Bergisches Geschichtsverein Rhein-Berg eV 49).
- ↑ 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. 53 ff.
literature
- Emil Buff: Description of the Deutz mountain district. Marcus, Bonn 1882 (Unchanged reprint. Förderverein des Bergisches Museum, Bergisch Gladbach 1982 ( Publication by the Förderverein des Bergisches Museum für Bergisches Museum für Bergbau, Handwerk und Gewerbe 1, ZDB -ID 2295238-X )).
- Herbert Stahl (editor), Gerhard Geurts, Hans-Dieter Hilden, Herbert Ommer: The legacy of ore. Volume 3: The pits in the Paffrath Kalkmulde. Bergischer Geschichtsverein Rhein-Berg, Bergisch Gladbach 2006, ISBN 3-932326-49-0 ( series of publications by the Bergisches Geschichtsverein Rhein-Berg eV 49).