Pyrolusite pit field
Pyrolusite | |||
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General information about the mine | |||
Information about the mining company | |||
Start of operation | circa 1870 | ||
End of operation | circa 1910 | ||
Funded raw materials | |||
Degradation of | |||
Geographical location | |||
Coordinates | 50 ° 37 '0 " N , 8 ° 34' 17.1" E | ||
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local community | Lahnau | ||
country | State of Hesse | ||
Country | Germany | ||
District | Wetzlar mountain area |
The pyrolusite mine field was a mine field near Waldgirmes (municipality of Lahnau ) in the Lahn-Dill district . The pit field was between Waldgirmes and Bieber in a wooded area south of Hof Haina
history
The 243,248 Quadradlachter (800,000 m²) large pit box was after a presumption awarded by September 6, 1856 the Obersteiger Christian Pfeiffer to Wetzlar on 21 May 1870 manganese ore.
From 1910 it became part of the Morgenstern Consolidated Mine.
A dismantling between 1870 and 1910 is not known.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ralf Stahl, hiking guide through the historical mining of the community Waldgirmes