Wilhelmine mine (Freusburg)
| Wilhelmine | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General information about the mine | |||
| Funding / total | 1.158 million t | ||
| Rare minerals | Bismuthinite , pale ore , hauchecornite , millerite , ullmannite | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Employees | 400 | ||
| Start of operation | 1755 | ||
| End of operation | January 22, 1928 | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Iron ore | ||
| Greatest depth | 794.9 m | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 50 ° 49 '37.3 " N , 7 ° 52' 45.6" E | ||
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| Location | Freusburg | ||
| local community | Churches (victory) | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Altenkirchen | ||
| country | State of Rhineland-Palatinate | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Daaden-Kirchen mountain area | ||
The Wilhelmine mine (also United Wilhelmine ) was a mine in the parish of the Kirchen district of Freusburg below the castle of the same name in Rhineland-Palatinate .
history
From 1755 ore was mined. The Heinrich tunnel was laid out in 1871 . Around 1860 the mine consolidated with the Hymensgarten mine . In 1896 a shaft was built , which was driven into the depths from 1899. It had a size of 3.7 × 3.2 m and a depth of 794.9 m after it was closed , it was only partially filled. In 1905 the pit got the Christeley siding . 400 employees were employed. The shaft broke on January 22nd, 1928, and the mine was shut down. Since 1961, the Heinrichstollen has served as a drinking water supply. After the municipality of Kirchen was connected to the water supply of the Altenkirchen district, the Heinrich tunnel was no longer used and in 2011 it was finally decommissioned and the front area was filled.
Consolidations
- Source of joy: Lies in the districts of Freusburg and Wehbach and was first awarded in 1867.
- Hymensgarten: first award in 1749, new in 1761, a tunnel was created in 1763 and consolidated around 1860 with Wilhelmine to Wilhelmine-Hymensgarten .
- Wüstseifen: In Hahnhof and Niederfischbach , production was stopped in 1880 and resumed. It was finally shut down in 1928. The Wüstseifen tunnel was the conveyor tunnel, civil engineering began in 1873, and the shaft was 3.48 × 1.1 m in size.
See also
Web links
- Gerd Bäumer: Ore mining in the Siegerland area ( Memento from November 7, 2001 in the Internet Archive )