Pit Crone
| Crone | |||
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| Information about the mining company | |||
| Employees | 180 | ||
| Start of operation | around 1840 | ||
| End of operation | 1867 | ||
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| Degradation of | Lead ore , zinc ore | ||
| Greatest depth | 100 m | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 50 ° 43 '54 " N , 8 ° 2' 43" E | ||
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| local community | Burbach | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Siegen-Wittgenstein | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Burbach mountain area | ||
The Crone mine was a zinc and lead ore mine near Burbach in the southern Siegerland . It was in the Buchhellertal between Burbach and Lippe on the rear slope of the Nenkersberg.
In the course of a copper ore discovery in the early 1840s, dozens of pits were muted. Among them is the Crone mine , but not on copper. But it was sold in 1851. At that time, 52 workers were working in the pit.
In the 1850s, an hereditary tunnel was built, which brought 43 m depth underground. Civil engineering began in 1857. A shaft was sunk at 100 m. Up to 180 staff members worked in the mine until it was closed in 1867. After the closure, the Peterszeche took over the mine and continued to build on the Croner gangway.
The middle crone was 1.5–4 m thick.
In the summer of 1910, the Peterszeche was again overtaken by the Kuhmichel trade from Eiserfeld . Iron ore was mined in the Karlssegen and Crone tunnels .
Zinc blende production rates
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In addition to zinc, smaller amounts of lead ore were extracted. In 1862, for example, this was around 35 t.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ A b 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; Issues 1854–1868
Web links
- Gerd Bäumer: Ore mining in the Siegerland area ( Memento from November 7, 2001 in the Internet Archive )
- "Pit of the Year - The Peterszeche Pit" (offline), accessed on August 13, 2008