Klaproth pit
| Klaproth pit | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Start of operation | 1865 | ||
| End of operation | unknown | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Lead / copper , zinc | ||
| Degradation of | Copper , zinc | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 50 ° 56 '33.8 " N , 7 ° 10' 20.2" E | ||
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| Location | Königsforst | ||
| local community | Bergisch Gladbach | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Bensberg ore district | ||
The Klaproth mine was a non-ferrous metal ore mine in the Bensberg ore district in Bergisch Gladbach in the Bockenberg district . The Klaproth mine stretched in the upper part of the Wahlbach in the Königsforst near the road to Forsbach (L 288).
history
Clear traces in the terrain indicate centuries of mining . At the same time, the nearby Wahlbach has made a greater depth outcrop with its sometimes considerable water inflows difficult or even prevented it. The mining claim Klaproth was first on 25 March 1855 the 1837 by the Belgian banker and industrialist François-Dominique Mosselman founded " Société Anonyme des Mines et Fonderies de Zinc de la Vieille-Montagne " (Society of the Old Mountain) muted . After several further unsuccessful efforts, the award of lead , copper and zinc ores took place on July 25, 1866 .
Operation and facilities
Nothing is known about the operation of the mine because so far no written documents have been found. On the other hand, the tracks in the terrain are clear. A younger manhole dump about 100 meters west of the L 288 with two neighboring pings , the excavation of which partially covers an older manhole, is clearly visible . Remnants of Setzbergen in the old heaps show ore processing at this point. However, there are no clear traces of the point of discovery (see coordinates).
literature
- Herbert Stahl (editor), Gerhard Geurts , Herbert Ommer : The legacy of ore, Volume 5, new news and stories about the ore district of Bensberg . Cologne 2014, p. 21f. ISBN 978-3-00-044826-3
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Herbert Ommer, mining relics in the Königsforst , in: Bergbau im Bergisches Land, examples of mining traces between Sülz and Wahnbach , series of the history association Rösrath eV, Volume 32, Rösrath 2002, p. 167ff., ISBN 3-922413-52- 8th