Wallenstein II mine

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Wallenstein II mine
General information about the mine
Mining technology Civil engineering
Information about the mining company
Start of operation 1862
End of operation unknown
Funded raw materials
Degradation of Lead , zinc , copper
Geographical location
Coordinates 50 ° 55 '47.2 "  N , 7 ° 14' 15"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 55 '47.2 "  N , 7 ° 14' 15"  E
Wallenstein II mine (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Wallenstein II mine
Location of the Wallenstein II mine
Location Hope valley
local community Rösrath
( NUTS3 ) Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis
country State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany
District Bensberg ore district

The Wallenstein II mine is a former non-ferrous metal ore mine in the Bensberg ore district in Rösrath . It was southeast of the village of Boddert.

history

Theodor Guillery unsuspected on December 16, 1862, the presumption Wallenstein II on lead , zinc blende and copper . The same assumptions were repeated on September 9, 1864, March 11, 1865, September 12, 1865, and October 1, 1865. Improvements were always necessary. Finally, on June 28, 1867, the final negotiation and simultaneous pitting took place . The mine field was awarded to the Rheinische Bergwerks-Actien-Verein Saturn zu Cöln for lead and zinc ores on August 22, 1867. On March 29, 1927, the United Steel Works AG in Düsseldorf was entered as the new owner in the mining land register. Nothing is known about operational activities.

Individual evidence

  1. a b Herbert Stahl (editor): Das Erbe des Erzes, Volume 5, New news and stories about the ore district of Bensberg , Bergisch Gladbach 2014, ISBN 978-3-00-044826-3 , p. 41 f.