Master keyer Erbstollen
| Master keyer Erbstollen | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| other names | Master keyer Erbstolln | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Start of operation | 1776 | ||
| End of operation | 1829 | ||
| Successor use | Colliery United Castel Sant'Angelo | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | |||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 29 '1.2 " N , 7 ° 10' 44" E | ||
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| Location | Gold hammer | ||
| local community | Bochum | ||
| Independent city ( NUTS3 ) | Bochum | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Ruhr area | ||
The main key Erbstollen (main key Erbstolln) is a former Erbstollen in Bochum-Goldhamme . The tunnel mouth hole was located between today's Darpestrasse and the Bochum-Stahlhausen motorway exit of the A 40 .
history
On February 18, 1767, an encouragement was given to excavate a tunnel . The tunnel was driven in Eppendorf, but not enfeoffed . The tunnel was operated for several years. In 1771 the tunnel was abandoned again. In 1776 a new tunnel was excavated in the area of the Cabeisemannschen mill. This tunnel was driven through loess loam and marl in a southerly direction. Was created the tunnels to the mines Storcksbank, evil Günne, Freyberg, Stenz Banck, Wilhelm and St. Michael solve . In 1783 the tunnel had a length of 193 laughs from the tunnel mouth hole . In a Auffahrungslänge of 156 Lach Tern one was light hole drilled Service. This year the place was still in the marl. Up to the Carboniferous , the tunnel had to be driven a further 193 puddles. The tunnel was occupied by six miners , two tusks , two cart runners and two reelers . The miners were supervised by a steiger .
On July 1 of 1784 was sough by the head of the Mark Berg Revieres, the Baron von Stein , navigate . The Hauptschluesseler Erbstollen was one of 63 mines, which vom Stein used on his journey through the Brandenburg mountain area. At this point in time, the tunnel had already driven 285 puddles, but it was still in the water-bearing marl. Vom Stein provided information about the further condition of the tunnel in his protocol. In particular, he criticized the fact that the place was constantly muddy and that the mud could not be cleared away due to the large mass even while working on site. He advised the tradesmen to examine the mine field by means of drilling so that the tunnel could be driven out of the marl. Shortly after 1784 the tunnel was closed. In 1818 the Freyberg colliery and Mutung Paul were taken over. In 1828 a test was made on an excavated seam . On July 28, 1829 , the master keyer consolidated the Erbstollen with the Storksbank colliery and other unions to form the United Engelsburg colliery .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Joachim Huske : The coal mines in the Ruhr area. Data and facts from the beginning until 2005 (= publications from the German Mining Museum Bochum. 144). 3rd revised and expanded edition. Self-published by the German Mining Museum, Bochum 2006, ISBN 3-937203-24-9 .
- ↑ a b c d e f Kurt Pfläging: Stein's journey through the coal mining industry on the Ruhr. 1st edition. Geiger Verlag, Horb am Neckar 1999, ISBN 3-89570-529-2 .
Web links
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Helena Erbstolln (accessed on January 18, 2013)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Historical map around 1840 (accessed on January 18, 2013)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Map of the situation around 2000 (accessed on January 18, 2013)