Auersmacher limestone mine
| Auersmacher limestone mine | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| Mining technology | Underground mining | ||
| Funding / year | 360,000 t | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Operating company | ROGESA | ||
| Start of operation | 1935 | ||
| End of operation | in operation | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | limestone | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 49 ° 8 '14.2 " N , 7 ° 3' 13.6" E | ||
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| Location | Auersmacher | ||
| local community | Kleinblittersdorf | ||
| Regional Association ( NUTS3 ) | Saarbrücken | ||
| country | State of Saarland | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Saar | ||
The pit Auersmacher is a limestone - mining in the district Auersmacher the Saarland community Kleinblittersdorf . The mine is the largest still working lime mine in Europe and after the cessation of the Saar coal mining in July 2012 the last mine still working in Saarland. The pit closes in 2018. The last limestone was delivered to Dillingen on December 30, 2017 by freight train. Since 2018, the lime for the Dillinger Hütte has been arriving by freight trains from Dugny-sur-Meuse in France . Since the end of 2017, the Auersmacher limestone mine has only been mining in stand-by mode and supplies the Rogesa (Roheisengesellschaft Saar mbH) blast furnaces when necessary.
history
The mine tunnel was dug in 1935 and has been producing shell limestone since then in drilling and blasting operations. The lime is used by the sole shareholder of the mine, Roheisengesellschaft Saar mbH , in their sintering plants in Dillingen / Saar for pig iron production.
Currently around 1,500 tons per day and around 360,000 tons annually are extracted in two shifts. The material is transported downhill on a conveyor belt to the loading facility on the Saar and transported by freight train along the Saar to Dillingen.
Incidents
In 2002 there was an open, one-week mine fire. In 2009 a 50 meter high limestone pillar came loose and tore a hole in the ground. This was filled in 2011 with excavated material from the Saarland Therme .
Web links
- Limestone mine Auersmacher , Saarstahl AG, accessed on December 12, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jury is amazed at the pilgrim path ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Palatine Mercury, August 27, 2009
- ↑ Auersmacher Kalkgrube closes in 2018 , Saarbrücker Zeitung, March 27, 2017
- ↑ Not only in use for miners for more than 70 years: The main office for the Saar mine rescue service ( Memento of the original from April 20, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. WFVD-Info, I / 2008, p. 33 (PDF)
- ↑ History brought to light ( memento of the original from October 19, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Palatinate Mercury, December 30, 2010
