Prince Wilhelm pit
| Prince Wilhelm pit | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
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| Information about the mining company | |||
| Start of operation | 1848 | ||
| End of operation | 1895 | ||
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| Degradation of | iron | ||
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 0 '17.6 " N , 7 ° 8' 35.8" E | ||
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| Location | Hebborn | ||
| local community | Bergisch Gladbach | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Bensberg ore district | ||
The Prince Wilhelm mine is a former iron mine in the Bensberg ore district in Bergisch Gladbach . The site belongs to the Hebborn district .
history
The first mention on records of the later Prince Wilhelm mine dates from August 15, 1847. From this date the lodge manager Friedrich Jaeger ranged from Duerscheider ironworks a Mutungsgesuch under the name of August at the Oberbergamt a Bonn. In the course of the subsequent field inspection , it was decided on June 8, 1848 to change the name to Prince Wilhelm. On this occasion it was found that the August August mine was an old mine , possibly already in operation in the Middle Ages, but no more documents could be found about its earlier operation . In addition to the found pings and heaps of the old mine, the field name "An der Grube in der Schlade" and the designation " Grubenfeld " in the original cadastre from 1827 supported this assumption. Friedrich Jaeger was awarded the mine field on Eisenstein on September 21, 1848 the name of Prince Wilhelm. At the request of February 27, 1866, the Bonn Oberbergamt approved on April 18, 1867 an enlargement of the original mine field towards Romaney and Kuckelberg. At the end of September 24, 1989, the mine ownership expired.
Operation and facilities
File notes from March 18, 1851 and October 14, 1857 document the smelting of the ore extracted at the Dürscheider ironworks around the middle of the 19th century. For the year 1859, in connection with the operation of the Dürscheider Hütte, it is reported that “our Hebborner mines supplied good and cheap material in large quantities”.
During the mining activities, there were also disputes with property owners who did not want to give their land voluntarily for mining. On March 22nd, 1858, there was expropriation proceedings against the landowner Theodor Kirch zu Gruberhof, who had to cede a piece of land of 1 1/3 acres desired by the mine administration . In the years 1870/71 one reports of a larger iron stone warehouse. There is only a small amount of “dam soil” so that the ore can be extracted in open-cast mining . In addition, two further ironstone deposits have become known through test drilling . In the following years up to 1874 there are reports of other ore deposits that were opened up via shafts and tunnels. However, the written information is so general and imprecise that it is not possible to understand where the corresponding locations were. After that, mining stopped at the Prince Wilhelm mine until 1882. In 1882 the mine field began to be opened up again. First, the iron ore was extracted in an open pit in a newly discovered deposit. Then they began in an old tunnel with the device and the underground dismantling of an iron stone deposit known from earlier years and discovered that it was much larger than expected. In 1893, nine and in 1894 only six men were employed, although a new shaft had just been sunk. At the end of 1895, however, production came to a standstill and was initially suspended.
The mining carried out at the beginning of the 20th century can only be described as experimental mining. In 1903, Friedrich Wilhelms-Hütte sold its property to a private person because it was unprofitable. The mine ownership was transferred to the Luther union in 1907 . In March 1907 it reopened with 17 miners. The conveyor tunnel (Moll tunnel) was rebuilt and provided with a new rail track; new crosscuts and dies brought new finds.
In 1908 there were 26 workers. Due to poor sales opportunities, all but two workers were laid off in 1909. Further information is available for 1924: Seven men were employed and mined 320 t of iron ore. The minor tunnel was again aufgewältigt and partly newly built . For better ventilation and as a second exit, an existing overburden was driven through as an air shaft for days. The effort was worth it because the iron ore deposit near the front part of the tunnel could be used as colored iron stone ( ocher ) and was therefore valuable. Another 480 t of ore was mined before operations were stopped again. Last in 1925 three men mined 160 t of Brauneisenstein, after which there is no more information.
Location and relics
The Prinz Wilhelm mine field began immediately east of Hebborn and extended north and south in the direction of Romaneyer Strasse over the Schlade and the settlements of Grube , Kley , Kleyer Hof to Kuckelberg . The former premises of Prince Wilhelm can be reached from Bergisch Gladbach via Johannesstraße, which leads into the dry valley of the Schlade.
Approx. 50 m behind the exit sign Bergisch Gladbach with the indication that it is 1 km to Romaney, the traces of former mining begin on the left on the northern slope. As far as Romaneyer Straße, the mountain is littered with pings of old tunnels, shafts, trenches and smaller heaps that cannot be clearly assigned in terms of time. After another 150 m you can see the Kerbpinge on the left and, shortly after each other, several small round pings from the closed mouth of the Moll tunnel, which was used in particular as a conveyor tunnel. Opposite to the south on the right side of the road is a large, flat dump. This is excavated material from the Moll tunnel. This area can only be recognized as an artificial embankment and thus as a mining relic on the embankments in the south and west.
Ground monument
The area of the Prince Wilhelm mine belonging to the Schladetal valley , together with the quarry in which there was a lime kiln , was entered in the list of monuments in Bergisch Gladbach under No. 7 .
See also
swell
- ^ A b Herbert Stahl (editor), Gerhard Geurts , Hans-Dieter Hilden, Herbert Ommer : Das Erbe des Erzes. Volume 3: The pits in the Paffrath Kalkmulde. Bergischer Geschichtsverein Rhein-Berg, Bergisch Gladbach 2006, ISBN 3-932326-49-0 , p. 63ff. ( Series of publications by the Bergisches Geschichtsverein Rhein-Berg eV 49).
literature
- Emil Buff: Description of the Deutz mountain district. Marcus, Bonn 1882 (Unchanged reprint. Förderverein des Bergisches Museum, Bergisch Gladbach 1982 ( Publication by the Förderverein des Bergisches Museum für Bergisches Museum für Bergbau, Handwerk und Gewerbe 1, ZDB -ID 2295238-X )).
- 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 ( series of publications by the Bergisches Geschichtsverein Rhein-Berg eV 49).