Sicilia Pit

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Sicilia
General information about the mine
Information about the mining company
Start of operation May 24, 1870
Funded raw materials
Degradation of sulfur
Geographical location
Coordinates 50 ° 36 '32.9 "  N , 8 ° 32' 23.4"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 36 '32.9 "  N , 8 ° 32' 23.4"  E
Sicilia (Hesse)
Sicilia
Location Sicilia
local community Lahnau
country State of Hesse
Country Germany
District Wetzlar mountain area

The Sicilia mine was a mine near Waldgirmes (municipality of Lahnau ) in the Lahn-Dill district . The pit field was between Waldgirmes and Bieber in the area of ​​the Schwarzbachtal.

history

The 393,340 Quadradlachter (approx. 822,080 m²) large pit field was awarded on May 24, 1870 to Carl Kinzenbach from Wetzlar for sulfur .

There are no known dismantling or construction activities. The small amount of sulfur did not allow any economic extraction.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. Ralf Stahl, hiking guide through the historical mining of the community Waldgirmes