Fortuna pit (Siegen)
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| Funding / total | 32,033 t of iron ore | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Employees | 57 (1878) | ||
| Start of operation | May 17, 1827 | ||
| End of operation | around 1885 / June 15, 1928 | ||
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| Degradation of | Iron ore | ||
| Greatest depth | 115 m | ||
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 51 '37.4 " N , 8 ° 0' 9" E | ||
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| Location | Eiserfeld and Niederschelden | ||
| local community | Wins | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Siegen-Wittgenstein | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Bergrevier Siegen I | ||
The Fortuna mine was an iron ore mine in Siegen - Eiserfeld / Niederschelden (area " Dreisbach ") in North Rhine-Westphalia .
history
The Fortuna pit was awarded on May 17, 1827, and Fortuna IV was awarded its departments on October 31, 1874. On February 17 of the same year, a shaft was sunk . In 1875 it was already 75 m deep. The later total depth was 115 m. In 1971 it was secured and closed with a concrete cover at a depth of 20 m.
In 1876, 2,689 t, in 1877 5,614 t and 1878 7,378 t of iron stone were mined, the total output was 32,033 t of iron stone. In 1843, 10 tons of cobalt ore were also mined. In 1878 the workforce at the mine had 57 members. Independent funding was discontinued around 1885. From 1907 the Fortuna mine belonged to the neighboring Alte Dreisbach mine , with which work on the Fortuna fields was also stopped on June 15, 1928 .
Consolidations
On February 5, 1878, the mine consolidated with
- Old butcher (Dreisbach; born October 1, 1847)
- Congora (Dreisbach; * August 10, 1870)
- Fortuna I (born October 31, 1874)
- Fortuna IV (born October 31, 1874)
- Fortuna V (born October 31, 1874)
- New luck (on Heidenberg; * February 21, 1854)
- Scheere (Dreisbach; * February 14, 1873)
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 1854–1869
Web links
- Gerd Bäumer: Ore mining in the Siegerland area ( Memento from November 7, 2001 in the Internet Archive )