Nikolaus-Phoenix pit
| Nikolaus-Phoenix pit | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
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| Information about the mining company | |||
| Start of operation | 1879 | ||
| End of operation | 1966 | ||
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| Degradation of | Zinc blende , lead gloss | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 50 ° 53 '42.8 " N , 7 ° 22' 15.2" E | ||
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| Location | Markelsbach | ||
| local community | Much | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Rhein-Sieg district | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Bensberg ore district | ||
The Nikolaus-Phönix mine is a former non-ferrous metal ore mine in the Bensberg ore district . Their last main location was Markelsbach , a district of Much in the Rhein-Sieg district . It also extended to the districts of Marialinden in the Rheinisch-Bergisch district and other places in the Rhein-Sieg district.
history
The history of the Nikolaus-Phönix mine is divided into two different time phases with different compositions.
Nikolaus-Phoenix in Fischermühle
The first Nikolaus-Phönix mine was created in 1879 through the consolidation of the two operations of the Phönix mine and the Nikolaus mine in Fischermühle . This also included the Emanuel mine , the Clementine mine (awarded on August 16, 1868) and the Lux and Ajax mine ( awarded on November 19, 1867), which were not profitable and therefore came to a standstill, as well as the Falkenstein and mine fields Belgrade . The Nikolaus-Phönix mine was closed in 1911. The dismantling of the machines and systems began on January 12, 1911. At the same time the shaft was filled . Around 200 miners lost their jobs with the closure . After the company was liquidated in 1927, the aboveground facilities in Fischermühle were largely dismantled. The dump material was sold as so-called Bummericher gravel and used for road construction.
Nikolaus-Phoenix in Markelsbach
On October 1, 1935, mining in Markelsbach was resumed by AG des Altenberg , which also owned the Lüderich mine . These were the Gertrudensegen mine in Pillenhof , the Antonius mine in Markelsbach and the Emanuel mine west of Scheid . These three mines were united under the common name Grube Nikolaus-Phönix. The joint shaft for the mine was built in 1935 on the so-called Goldknippen in the Emanuel mine in a wooded area on a slope. The foundations for the shaft structure as well as some remains of the ore loading point are still in place. From here the goods were transported by truck to the processing plant of the Lüderich mine in Untereschbach .
After a break due to the war, work was resumed in 1946. With an average of 80 miners, 3300 tons of debris were extracted in 1950 . After the end of the Korean War in 1953, ore mining continued to decline. After a further 7,199 tons of debris could be extracted in 1958, the results deteriorated so much that state subsidies became necessary from 1963 onwards. This finally led to the closure of the company on November 30, 1966.
literature
- Claudia Maria Arndt (ed.): Von Wasserkunst and Pingen, ore mining in the Rhein-Sieg district, Rheinlandia Verlag, Siegburg 2005, ISBN 3-935005-95-4
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Günter Benz: Mining in the community of Much , second revised edition, Bruchhausen 2014, p. 128ff.
Web links
- Mining Archive Bochum, accessed on September 4, 2016
- Günter Benz: Mining An almost forgotten branch of industry in the municipality of Much, accessed on September 4, 2016
- History Association Rösrath - Mining Archeology in the Bergisches Land, accessed on September 4, 2016