Pit young man
| Young man | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Start of operation | February 28, 1835 | ||
| End of operation | around 1900 | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Iron ore , galena , zinc blende | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 50 ° 59 '20.8 " N , 8 ° 1' 3.6" E | ||
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| Location | Have to | ||
| local community | Hilchenbach | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Siegen-Wittgenstein | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Mountain area Müsen | ||
The Junge Mann mine was located in the districts of Müsen ( near Hilchenbach ) and Ferndorf ( near Kreuztal ) in the northern Siegerland . Were mined galena , sphalerite and brown - and siderite in up to 3 m thick veins. In the upper depths, zinc blende and white lead ore predominantly occurred.
Mining rights were granted on February 28, 1835, and a tunnel was built before 1722. Before 1850 there was a consolidation with the Glücksanfang mine . Die construction began in 1826, and a shaft was built in 1835 . The 2 × 2 m shaft was covered in 1941. In 1885 the mine had its heyday. It was shut down around 1900.
See also
Web links
- Gerd Bäumer: Ore mining in the Siegerland area ( Memento from November 7, 2001 in the Internet Archive )
- The pit as part of the Kindelsberg path on kreuztal.de