Phoenix pit
| Phoenix pit | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
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| Mining technology | Civil engineering | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Start of operation | 1854 | ||
| End of operation | 1911 | ||
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| Degradation of | Lead , copper , iron , zinc | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 50 ° 55 '17.5 " N , 7 ° 20' 57.1" E | ||
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| Location | Niedergrützenbach | ||
| local community | Overath | ||
| ( NUTS3 ) | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Bensberg ore district | ||
The Phönix mine is a former non-ferrous metal ore mine in the Bensberg ore district southeast of Niedergrützenbach . In the old documents, the location of the Phönix pit is called Untergrützenbach . This place name was changed to Niedergrützenbach in 1892.
The awarding of the mining area took place on 1 September 1854, the company Viktor Bailly & Co. on lead, copper, iron and zinc ores. It was built on the so-called onyx corridor. In 1863 W. Meurer from Cologne became the new operator. At that time, the fifth underground level was being built at a depth of 145 m . In 1879 it was consolidated with the Nikolaus mine to form the new Nikolaus-Phönix mine .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Günter Benz: Bergbau in der Gemeinde Much , second revised edition, Bruchhausen 2014, p. 128f.