Great Siefen mine

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Great Siefen mine
General information about the mine
Information about the mining company
Start of operation 1863
End of operation unknown
Funded raw materials
Degradation of Lawn iron stone
Geographical location
Coordinates 51 ° 0 '31.8 "  N , 7 ° 5' 4.9"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 0 '31.8 "  N , 7 ° 5' 4.9"  E
Great Siefen mine (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Great Siefen mine
Location of the Großer Siefen pit
Location Katterbach
local community Bergisch Gladbach
District ( NUTS3 ) Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
country State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany
District Bensberg ore district

The Großer Siefen mine is a former iron mine in the Bensberg ore district in Bergisch Gladbach . The site belongs to the Katterbach district . The request for mutation is dated April 21, 1863. The award document dates from July 5, 1850 on Raseneisenstein . The Großer Siefen mine field lies between Katterbach and Torringen. There is a small wood at the confluence of the Eichen street on Kempener Straße. If you go just a few meters into the grove, you will see some smaller pings . Nothing further is known about the operating activities.

literature

  • 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 , p. 70 ( series of publications by the Bergisches Geschichtsverein Rhein-Berg eV 49).