List of mines in the Palatinate

Ore mining in the Palatinate mainly dealt with iron, copper and mercury. Iron and copper were mainly of local importance, mercury was traded supraregional. The coal reserves were small and only used locally. Mining on clay was also of supraregional importance .

Mining centers were at Donnersberg , especially Imsbach , at Stahlberg , at Lemberg , at Obermoschel , at Potzberg and at Kaiserslautern , as well as for clay deposits at Eisenberg . The earliest traces of mining come from Roman times (1st century AD), ore mining ended in the 1940s, and clay mining is still in progress. See also: Mining in the Palatinate .

Thunder Mountain

Mining in the Donnersberg region was mainly based on copper, cobalt and iron ores.

 Map with all coordinates of the Donnersberg section : OSM

Surname	Local parish	comment	location
B-studs	Imsbach	Experimental tunnel, excavated around 1916–1920; as well as a tunnel approach from the 15th or 16th century in the immediate vicinity	location
Katharina I pit	Imsbach	Copper, later also silver; Opencast mining in the 9th century by the Prüm Abbey , around 1120 by the Marienthal Monastery , later tunnel construction; Drainage through Blanches tunnels into the copper pond	location
Catherine II pit	Imsbach	Copper, later also silver; see Grube Katharina I	location
Bienststand studs	Imsbach	Copper; short tunnel with cross passages and a small widening , started in the 15th or 16th century, abandoned in the 18th century, attempted again from around 1900	location
Devil studs	Imsbach	Experimental tunnel around 1905; renewed search around 1920; no degradation	location
Friedrich-August-Erbstollen	Imsbach	Built from 1882 to 1891, length 210 m, connection to Theodor-Schacht, the Erni pit, the Ida pit and the Friedrich-Stollen pit. Drainage and conveyor tunnels, used in the last operating phase to guide the power lines and compressor pipes to the Theodor shaft	location
Theodor Schacht	Imsbach	Copper; Depth 85 m; sunk 1918 to 1921, no successful mining	location
Grube Erni and Grube Ida	Imsbach	Copper and cobalt (Erni mine), manganese (Ida mine); both pits form a unit; Opened in 1880; connected to Friedrich-August-Erbstollen.	location
Friedrich-Stollen mine	Imsbach	Copper; Started in 1880; connected to Friedrich-August-Erbstollen; Mouth hole in Schweinstal	location
A-studs	Imsbach	Search tunnel; around 1918; Called A-studs	location
Schartenrück tunnel	Imsbach	Copper; Search tunnel, from 1910; only slight copper mineralization was found, mining was not worthwhile	location
Lebach tunnel	Imsbach	Copper; Search tunnel from 1892, closed the following year, no dismantling	location
Pit Green Lion	Imsbach	Copper; before 1726	location
stollen	Imsbach	Tunnels with an unknown purpose, not shown on mine maps	location
Experimental shaft	Imsbach	Manganese; Search shaft with a few cross passages, from 1885; the continuation of the manganese ore train from the Ida mine could not be found.	location
Pit gray pike	Imsbach	Hard coal; Schacht was sunk in 1882 in search of copper, but no profitable ores were found; instead, a small coal deposit was exploited. Schachtpingen in the vicinity and the opening of old mines during hard coal mining are evidence of earlier mine buildings.	location
Eugene Stollen	Imsbach	Starting in 1908 as an access tunnel for the Hecht pit (ore transport and ventilation), after 360 m of tunneling, a small coal seam was driven, this was dismantled from 1920 by the Ernst trade union , which was founded for this purpose, but the poor quality of the coal led to a year later End of operation.	location
Pit rich debris	Imsbach	copper	location
White pit	Imsbach	Copper and silver; Beginning before the 14th century (evidenced by ceramic finds), in the 17th century lying idle (Thirty Years War and its consequences), in the 18th century named Count Friedrich in yield and mine, renamed from 1769 to St Josephi mine. Provisional cessation of operations in 1787. Re-commissioning from 1841, renaming to White Mine in 1882. Final end of 1920 due to ore shortage. Today visitors mine.	location
Mary's Pit	Imsbach	Iron; today visitor mine	location
Aya shafts	Imsbach	Shaft pits without tunnels, up to 9 m depth, 15th or 16th century	location Location location
Deep Gienanth tunnel	Imsbach	Driven 1840–1865; Drainage of the Frieda mine field (iron ore dike), length approx. 1700 m, now secured with an access hatch, not collapsed	Location (approx.)
Gienanth Erbstollen (Iron Gate)	Imsbach	From 1773; Drainage of the Frieda mine field (iron ore vein), length approx. 500 m	Location (approx.)
Blanches studs	Imsbach	Drains pits Katharina I and II into the copper pond, in operation from 1901, length 310 m	Location (approx.)
Red heap	Imsbach	Iron; narrow strip along the Langental, length of the pit field 2800 m, started before 1534, probably Roman	location
5 bays	Imsbach	Copper; leveled by agriculture nowadays; probably from Roman times	location
Iron ore mine	Imsbach	Iron; started in the 1st or 2nd century (Roman), next evidence from the 14th century, from 1476 to 1660 iron mining is continuously documented, temporary closure until 1742, then taken over by Johann Nikolaus Gienanth, who expanded the mines on a large scale and also had deep water solution tunnels driven (Gienanth-Erbstollen and Tiefer Gienanth-Erbstollen), end of operation in 1868. Between 1901 and 1921 isolated mining of colored ores. Last investigation in 1938 and 1940, without start of operation.	location
Iron ore mine	Imsbach	Iron; historical background s. O.	location
Iron ore mine	Imsbach	Iron; historical background s. O.	location
Iron ore mine	Imsbach	Iron; historical background s. O.	location
Iron ore mine	Imsbach	Iron; historical background s. O.	location
Iron ore mine	Imsbach	Iron; historical background s. O.	location
Iron ore mine	Imsbach	Iron; historical background s. O.	location
Water tunnel	Imsbach	No mining known, age unknown, used to supply water to the mine (Langentaler Hof)	location
Experimental tunnel	Imsbach		location

Kaiserslautern

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Surname	Local parish	Remarks	Beginning	The End	location	image
Pits near ore smelters	Kaiserslautern , OT Erzhütten	Iron; extensive ping field; before the 18th century; 400 m wide field, in north-south. Direction located between Location and location			location
Pits near Kaiserslautern	Kaiserslautern	Iron; extensive ping field; before the 18th century; nowadays largely overbuilt			Location (approx.)

Lviv

Mining on Mount Lemberg dealt primarily with mercury.

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Surname	Local parish	Remarks	Beginning	The End	location	image
Catherina	Feilbingert	Mercury; The mining license was issued in 1774, Mutung was in 1775, and was operated until around 1792	1775	1792	location
Three moves	Niederhausen	Mercury; Consolidation from St. Martins Zug , Loyalty Confidence and Schmittenstollen ; 15 km track and tunnel length
Geiskammer	Feilbingert	Mercury and coal; in the Bavarian state forest in the Oberhauser Eck department; first mentioned in 1469; first loan in 1730 to search for coal to supply the laboratories of the Niederhausen mines, mercury ore was also found and mined from 1760. Mercury mining ended for the time being 6 years later, resumed from 1770 to 1775; no significant production rates are known. From 1783 onwards under the name of Grube Ernesti Glück , unsuccessful, and finally shut down from 1795. Coal mining continued with short interruptions until 1796.	1469	1795	location
In the iron hedge	Feilbingert	Hard coal; west of the former district of Feil
Johannes Stollen	Niederhausen	Search tunnel for mercury; was in work in 1790 and again briefly around 1850, no significant dismantling	1790	1850 (um)	location
Lviv	Niederhausen	Mercury; Pit field; awarded on May 12, 1837; renounced on September 25, 1840; unsuccessful experimental work	1837-05-12	1840-09-25
Kellerberg	Weinheim	Mercury; Grubenfeld near Weinsheim (a little north of the Lembergs and north of the Nahe); awarded on May 12, 1837; renounced on September 25, 1840; unsuccessful experimental work	1837-05-12	1840-09-25
Schmittenstollen	Niederhausen	Mercury; up to 100 employees; Karlsglückstollen; Machine shaft with a depth of 60 m; Hours of operation: 15th century - 1632, 1728–1818, 1935–39	1438	1942	location
St. Martin's train	Niederhausen	Mercury; from the 15th century with interruptions until 1936, together with the Schmittenzug (now the Schmittenstollen visitor mine ) and the Treue Zuversicht Zug, the three trains that are connected to each other	15th century		location
stollen	Niederhausen	Tunnels cut by a more modern quarry; Age unknown			location
Loyalty Confidence	Niederhausen	Mercury; from the 15th century with interruptions until 1936, formed together with the Schmittenzug (now the Schmittenstollen visitor mine ) and the St. Martins Zug, the three trains connected to each other ; 20 employees	15th century		location

Upper moschel

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Surname	Local parish	Remarks	Beginning	The End	location	image
Pits on the Landsberg	Upper moschel	Silver and later mercury ( cinnabar ); numerous opencast mines and shaft pings, which indicate mining for silver before 1442, then mainly mercury mining from the 15th century	1442 (before)		location
Pits on the Seelberg	Niedermoschel	Silver, lead, copper; probably from 1429	1429		location

Potzberg

Mining on the Potzberg mountain and the immediate vicinity mainly dealt with mercury.

 Map with all coordinates of the Potzberg section : OSM

Surname	Local parish / district	comment	location
Elisabeth pit	Foeckelberg	Mercury; Started in 1771, field allocation 1773, remained in operation with interruptions until 1860; After a break of almost 20 years, the two pits Elisabeth and Klopwald / Hutschbach were merged with the new name Rudolphs Segen in 1879, and the operation was finally abandoned a short time later due to insufficient yield.	location
Kloppwald and Hutschbach experimental pit	Foeckelberg	Mercury; Started in 1777, muted in 1781, merged with Elisabeth-Grube in 1879, end of operation in the 1880s	location
Free will experimental pit	Foeckelberg	Mercury; Started in 1774, only in operation for a few years, renewed in 1781, was in operation after 1788, before 1850 combined with the Drei Kronen-Zug mine	location
Pit Three Crown Train	Foeckelberg	Mercury; Begun in 1776, merged with Grube Freier Wille before 1850	location
Pit Three Kings Train	Mühlbach	Mercury; Started in 1776, was the largest and most famous company, closed in 1865/1866; in 1805 14,187 kg of mercury were produced; had two tunnels for water removal, the upper tunnels were driven from 1780 to 1798 and began at the Mühlbach, the lower tunnels started in 1842; The mine was reopened in 1879 under the new name Drei Königs-Zeche, but it was no longer dismantled; renewed, equally unsuccessful attempts around 1907.	location
Pit help of god	Mühlbach	Mercury; Started in 1774, still in operation in 1788, merged with Grube Drei Königs-Zug before 1850	location
Martin's pit	Mühlbach	Mercury; Started in 1778, still in use in 1788	location
Experimental gallery Drei Mohren-Zug	Mühlbach	Mercury; Started in 1777	location
Fresh courage experimental pit	Föckelberg and Mühlbach	Mercury; Begun in 1774, merged with the Drei Königs-Zug pit in 1807	location
St. Paulus train pit	Mühlbach	Mercury; Started in 1775, in operation in 1788	location
Pit New Hope	Mühlbach	Mercury; Started in 1779, two small studs, not long in operation	location
Herchenloch pit	Foeckelberg	Mercury; Started in 1773, several new mining permits until 1786, d. H. the pit was briefly in operation several times.	location
Pit Three Wise Men Train	Mühlbach	Mercury; single excavation tunnel , started in 1775	location
Baron Friedrich pit	Foeckelberg	Mercury; several small excavation tunnels, finished before 1788	location
Joseph's crown pit	Foeckelberg	Mercury; Started in 1774; two tunnels, finished before 1788	location
St. Christian pit	Foeckelberg	Mercury; Begun in 1774	location
Vogelacker mine	Foeckelberg	Mercury; Started in 1774, after 1788 merged with the neighboring Antoni Hilfe mine	location
Pit blessings of god	Foeckelberg	Mercury; Started in 1774, only in operation for a short time	location
Pit flat train	Mühlbach	Mercury; Begun in 1779, abandoned in 1783	location
Pit Carl's luck	Mühlbach	Mercury; Begun in 1776, abandoned in 1783	location
Pit Johannes Blessing	Mühlbach	Mercury; Begun in 1778	location
Dorothea and Philipps Pit	Föckelberg, Mühlbach and Rutsweiler	Mercury; Begun in 1778/79	location
St. Peters-Zug pit	Rutsweiler	Mercury; Only in operation for a short time, abandoned in 1784	location
Pit Mary Help	Rutsweiler	Mercury; Begun in 1778, abandoned in 1786	location
Pit luck	Rutsweiler	Mercury; also called soup bowl; started before 1779	location
Birkenhübel gallery	Rutsweiler	Mercury; Begun in 1782, abandoned in 1783	location
Altenkopfer Schurfwerk	Theisbergstegen	Mercury; begun in 1782	location
Jakobsburg mine	Theisbergstegen	Mercury; Begun in 1775	location
Wildenburg mine	Theisbergstegen	Mercury; Begun in 1775	location
Schurf salt lick	Neunkirchen	Mercury; Started in 1779, two short operating times	location
David's Crown Pit	Foeckelberg	Mercury; Started in 1782, with interruptions in operation until 1860, repeated attempts in 1879, which were unsuccessful	location
Sebastian's pit	Foeckelberg	Mercury; Started in 1782; several short operating phases	location
Pottaschhütte mine	Föckelberg and Rutsweiler	Mercury; Begun in 1780	location
Alter Potzberg mine	Gimsbach	Mercury, sulfur, iron vitriol; oldest mine in the Potzberg mining area, started in the first half of the 18th century, possibly even older, the first operating phase ended in 1747, iron vitriol was produced in a separate vitriol factory; the second operating phase ran from 1767 to 1793; many opencast mines and shallow tunnels, no deep mine buildings; In modern literature, the mine is ascribed a 1,100 m long tunnel, neither in the literature from that time nor in the area can any evidence of this tunnel be found.	location
Mine, Zahnsche experiment	Neunkirchen	Mercury; Mine tunnel, derelict before 1788	location
Jakobsburg mining tunnel	Neunkirchen	Mine shaft, abandoned before 1788	location
Mine Jacob's blessing	Neunkirchen	Mine shaft, abandoned before 1788	location
Water super try	Foeckelberg	Mine shaft, abandoned before 1788	location
Faulborn experimental tunnel	Foeckelberg	Experimental tunnel, abandoned before 1788	location

Potzberg (mining works)

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In the region around the Potzberg, numerous small excavation pits and search works for mercury ores were operated in the 18th century, which are known from mining permits. The operation was only small in scope, mostly for a short time, and remained close to the surface.

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Stahlberg

At Stahlberg and the neighboring areas, mercury ores were mined as early as the early 16th century.

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Surname	Local parish	comment	location
Pingenfeld	Stahlberg	Silver; larger field with numerous, closely spaced shaft pings, dated to the 14th century by ceramic finds; This is where the Stahlberger mining began.	location
Silver mine	Stahlberg	Pale ores (silver), mercury (cinnabar) increased from the 16th century; early mining, first mentioned in 1513, in 1732 the pits were still in operation.	location
Silver mine	Stahlberg	see above	location
Silver mine	Stahlberg	see above	location
Silver mine	Stahlberg	see above	location
Silver mine	Stahlberg	see above	location
Silver pits	Stahlberg	see above	location
Silver mine	Stahlberg	see above	location
Silver mine	Stahlberg	see above	location
Silver mine	Stahlberg	see above	location
Archangel Michael Pit	Stahlberg	Mercury, predominantly cinnabar; built in the area of ​​the two silver ore mining pits, which were operated until the beginning of the 16th century, Kleiner and Großer Hattenberg, the main operating period began after 1728, later merged with the St. Philipp mine, active with brief interruptions until 1850, then again from 1934 to 1942; the three pits Archangel Michael, St. Philipp and Bergmannsherz were the largest and most exploitable pits on the Stahlberg .	location
Archangel Michael Pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Archangel Michael Pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Archangel Michael Pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Archangel Michael Pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Archangel Michael Pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Archangel Michael Pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Archangel Michael Pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Archangel Michael Pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
St. Philipp pit	Stahlberg	Mercury, predominantly cinnabar; shortly after the opening, operated in association with the Archangel Michael mine; the three pits Archangel Michael, St. Philipp and Bergmannsherz were the largest and most exploitable pits on the Stahlberg.	location
St. Philipp pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
St. Philipp pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
St. Philipp pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
St. Philipp pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Pit miner's heart	Stahlberg	Mercury, predominantly cinnabar; based on earlier pits, Bergmannsherz was approached again in the second quarter of the 18th century and was also active during the last operating period on the Stahlberg from 1934 to 1942; the three pits Archangel Michael, St. Philipp and Bergmannsherz were the largest and most exploitable pits on the Stahlberg.	location
Pit miner's heart	Stahlberg	Mercury, mostly cinnabar	location
Pit miner's heart	Stahlberg	Mercury, mostly cinnabar	location
Pit miner's heart	Stahlberg	Mercury, mostly cinnabar	location
Prince Friedrich's pit	Stahlberg	Silver and mercury; also called Count Friedrich; In the 15th or 16th century operations were started (for silver), but stopped relatively quickly due to a shortage of ore. In the middle of the 18th century, the mining of mercury began, which lasted intermittently until around 1850, in the last period on Stahlberg from 1934 to 1942 there were only a few test digs, operations were no longer started.	location
Prince Friedrich's pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Prince Friedrich's pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Prince Friedrich's pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Prince Friedrich's pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Prince Friedrich's pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Pit freshness courage	Stahlberg	Mercury, predominantly cinnabar; Started in the early 18th century in older mine works, merged with the St. Peter mine in 1758, operation until a few years after 1848	location
Pit freshness courage	Stahlberg	see above	location
Pit freshness courage	Stahlberg	see above	location
Pit freshness courage	Stahlberg	see above	location
Pit freshness courage	Stahlberg	see above	location
Pit freshness courage	Stahlberg	see above	location
St. Peter's Pit	Stahlberg	Mercury, predominantly cinnabar; Started in the early 18th century in older mine workings, united with Grube Fresh Courage in 1758, operation until a few years after 1848	location
St. Peter's Pit	Stahlberg	Mercury, mostly cinnabar	location
Pit God's gift	Stahlberg	Mercury, predominantly cinnabar; Started in the middle of the 18th century, in operation until 1848	location
Pit God's gift	Stahlberg	see above	location
Pit God's gift	Stahlberg	see above	location
Roßwald pit	Stahlberg	Pale ores (silver) and mercury; Beginning before 1560 (on silver), provisional closure around 1600, re-commissioning only around 1776, with brief interruptions until the 1840s, again in 1932, but the attempts remained unsuccessful due to a lack of ore.	location
Roßwald pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Roßwald pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Roßwald pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Roßwald pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Roßwald pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Roßwald pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Roßwald pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Roßwald pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Roßwald pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Roßwald pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Roßwald pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Käthchen shafts	Stahlberg	Silver and mercury; Started in the 16th century after a long interruption from 1802 onwards, mainly search tunnels, little mining	location
Käthchen shafts	Stahlberg	see above	location
Käthchen shafts	Stahlberg	see above	location
Digging	Stahlberg		location
Digging	Stahlberg	for ore search, date of origin unknown	location
Digging	Stahlberg	for ore search, date of origin unknown	location
Stollwald mining works	Stahlberg	Created around 1775	location
Pit Pit Karl Glück	Stahlberg	Started around 1775, with a short operating time	location
Carolina Pit	Stahlberg	Sulfur ores for alum and vitriol production; also called sulfur pit; Operation before 1556 until after 1612, again for a short time from 1756	location
Carolina Pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Carolina Pit	Stahlberg	see above	location
Karls tunnel	Stahlberg	deepest tunnel for the Stahlberger pits; Started in the middle of the 18th century, but soon given up, work continued from 1792, breakthrough in the Frischer Mut / St. Philipp 1824, from 1848 already partially criminal and no longer accessible	location
Karls tunnel	Stahlberg	see above	location
stollen	Stahlberg	is entered on a map from 1800	location
stollen	Stahlberg	is entered on a map from 1800	location
Digging	Stahlberg	Age unknown	location
Digging	Stahlberg	Age unknown	location
Digging	Stahlberg	Age unknown	location
Digging	Stahlberg	Age unknown	location
Digging	Stahlberg	Age unknown	location

Wolfstein

The majority of the Wolfstein mines were located on the territory of Wolfstein in the Kusel district and the immediately neighboring communities.

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Surname	District	comment	location
Lime mine on Koenigsberg	Wolfstein	Limestone ; until 1967, today a visitor mine	location
Mining (iron)	Wolfstein		location
Aschbach pit	Wolfstein	Barite ; started in the late 18th or early 19th century	location
Christian's arch joy pit	Wolfstein	Schachtpingen	location
Barite pit	Wolfstein	Barite	location
Excavation tunnel	Wolfstein	Age unknown	location
Excavation tunnel	Wolfstein	Age unknown	location
Palatinate courage pit	Wolfstein	Mercury; Founded in the middle of the 18th century under the name Grube Bruderhorn, from 1773 new beginning under the name Pfälzer Muth; preliminary end of operation around 1800; Subsequently, until 1846, repeated attempts and overhauls without funding; Reopening of operations in 1879 under the name of Grube Einheit (hope for the mines Archangel, Palatinate Hope and Palatinate Courage), shortly thereafter end of operation without renewed extraction; In 1937 the mines were reopened, this time with the aim of extracting iron ore, but the work that had been going on until 1941 was unsuccessful due to the poor quality of the ore. Pit building with three levels (as of 1797): the upper level was opened before 1797, the middle level was built 18 m lower, with a length of 108 m, in 60 m depth is the lower level with a tunnel length of 404 m, from the lower At the bottom, a cavity 24 m was sunk.	location
Pit Christian's luck	Wolfstein	Mercury; started before 1750, abandoned a few years later; re-muted before 1774 and started operations; 1776 united with the pit of Theodors Erzlust, built on three veins with a thickness of 16 to 50 cm; connected to Theodors Erzlust on the (upper) 20 m level; the second level was 68 m deep and 300 m long; Annual production in the 1780s 47 myriagram (470 kg) pure mercury; own laboratory with furnace for 22 retorts	location
Pit Theodor's ardor	Wolfstein	Mercury; largest and most famous mine near Wolfstein; started before 1725, a few years later the operation was stopped again, from 1748 again operation, 1776 union and breakthrough to the pit Christian's luck; by 1791 the Elias tunnel was driven, which ran from the pits in the direction of the Kerstendeicher valley; Expansion of the mining fields in 1841; provisional end of operation in 1860; new courage 1879, together with the Gottelborn mine, the new unified mine is called the Unity Mine, there were only investigations and work-ups, but no funding; renewed attempts from 1934, likewise unsuccessful; a stamping mill was located in the Bocherig area below the pit, it was operated with water from the Laufhauser Weiher; Below the stamp mill was the Laufhausen miners' settlement, now a desert. For the time it was an unusually large and deep pit building with three levels: the upper one at 20 m depth and 200 m length, the middle one at 60 m depth and 400 m length, the lower one at 136 m depth and 740 m long; the mine had its own laboratory with a retort furnace for 30 retorts to extract the metallic mercury from the ore on site.	location
Gottelborn mine	Wolfstein	Mercury; Started in 1774, operating with several interruptions until the 1780s; then union with Grube Theodors Erzlust	location
Winkelbach mine	Wolfstein	Mercury; Started in 1774; further tunnels older than 1774 on this mine field	location
Experimental tunnel	Wolfstein		location
Gold mine	Wolfstein	Mercury, sulfur (gold); also called water grinder; Started on mercury in 1778, discontinued after some time, restarted in 1787, which lasted only a short time; From 1800 the mine was reopened with the intention of extracting gold from the iron sulphide ore, but this failed and an attempt was made to sell the iron sulphide.	location
Stollen at the Schulfraurech	Wolfstein	Excavation tunnel, not in operation for a long time, no known extraction	location
Tauchentaler Mutwerk mine	Wolfstein	Mercury; Begun in 1774	location
Palatinate Hope Pit	Wolfstein	Mercury; First opened before 1773, new beginning from 1773	location
Pit help of god	Wolfstein	Mercury; Digging started in 1775 and ended around 1787; renewed attempt in 1879 as a unified pit Eintracht (Pits Archangel, Palatinate Hope and Palatinate Courage)	location
Carl Ludwig's Erzlust (St. Jakob)	Wolfstein	Mercury; Started in 1775, merged with the neighboring St. Georg pit from 1778, new name St. Jakob and St. Georg pit; In the 1780s, the new Carl Ludwigs Erzlust mine existed in the same place.	location
Carl Ludwigs Erzlust (St. Georg)	Wolfstein	Mercury; Started in 1774; for more see St. Jakob pit	location
Stollen Archangel	Wolfstein	Mercury; Trial tunnel started in 1774; In 1879 went to Grube Eintracht with others	location
Johannes Ludovici mine	Wolfstein	Mercury; Started in 1774; also called pit Gebück; only in operation for a short time, then abandoned	location
Tunnel (Borndeller Trial)	Wolfstein		location
Herrenpitz mine	Wolfstein	Mercury; also called Neidhardt's work; Started in 1774, only in operation for a short time; 1780 and 1787 two more attempts, without success; abandoned in the 1790s	location
Oberkindsbach pit	Wolfstein	Mercury; Started in 1773, soon abandoned; Repeated attempts in 1775 and 1782, without success	location
Bendelhecker mine trial	Wolfstein	Mercury; Begun in 1773	location

Other regions

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Surname	City / municipality	comment	location	image
Pit near Marienthal	Dannenfels , Marienthal	Copper; several shaft penguins, weak mineralization in the rhyolite	location
Pits near Göllheim	Goellheim	Copper, seam-like ore layers in the Rotliegend, between 1915 and 1917 more than twelve up to 26 m deep round shafts were examined here, the actual number is significantly higher; Mining from Roman times (2nd and 3rd centuries AD); In addition, some narrow tunnels and remains of a Roman plant for desulphurisation and roasting of the ores.	location
Opencast mines near Göllheim	Goellheim	Copper; in the win at the copper holes ; Mixture of individual shafts and large-scale open-cast mining activities up to a depth of 5 m from Roman times; in the 1950s the area was leveled, destroying most of the mining equipment.	location
Pit near Jettenbach	Jettenbach , on the Potzberg	iron
Pits near Eisenberg	Eisenberg	Iron; most extensive iron production in Roman times; Beginning in the 1st century AD; Smelting slag can sometimes reach a thickness of 4 m	Location (approx.)
Pits near Eisenberg	Eisenberg	Iron; in the area of ​​the late Roman Burgus , iron slag and remains of melting furnaces	Location (approx.)
Pits near Eisenberg	Eisenberg	Iron; in the win Bems ; extensive cinder remnants and Roman building remains	Location (approx.)
Riegelstein pit	Eisenberg	Sound ; Started in 1920, closed in 1996; 600 m tunnel, depth approx. 60 m; today a mining museum , see also Erlebniswelt Erdekaut	location
Reindl Stollen	Eisenberg	Volume; Opened in 1957, closed in 1968, until 1997 visitors' mine; subsequently reactivated as the Doris mine in the opencast mine
Abendthal mine	Eisenberg	Volume; Driven in 1954, still active (operator: Sibelco ), depth 67 m
Eisenberger Klebsandwerke	Eisenberg	Sticky sand
Clay pits	Eisenberg basin	Volume; Above and underground mining in the Eisenberg Basin / Hetteleidelheimer Revier; from the 19th century to today; Because of its properties internationally traded, around 1880 there were 129 clay pits in the region.
Pits near candle home	Candle Home	Iron; two large iron slag mounds; Dated to late Roman times by ceramic remains	location
Pits near Münchweiler	Münchweiler	Iron; large accumulations of iron slag, furnace scraps and ore; dated 12-14th centuries century	location
St. Anna's gallery	Nothweiler	Iron ore with a high manganese content	location
Ramsen mines and smelting	Ramsen	Iron; at least 18 large slag mounds from the 1st century; (6 places west of Bockbach , 3 east.)	location
4 shafts at Ramsen	Ramsen	Iron; Late Roman, see Ramsen pits and smelting	location
Pits near Waldmohr	Forest black	Iron; Schachtpingen and cinder residue from Roman times	Location (approx.)
Pits near Waldmohr	Forest black	Iron; quite a few shaft pings and several iron slag mounds; Roman or early medieval	Location (approx.)
Nordfeld mine	Forest black	Hard coal	location
Pit good hope	Sankt Goarshausen - Ehrental / Sachsenhäuser Hof	Silver, lead, zinc; the part of the mine on the left bank of the Rhine was mentioned as ancient on November 7th, 1562; known in the 18th century as Constantins-Erzlust , also called Prinzenstein mine ; on the right bank of the Rhine was formerly called Sachsenhausen silver works; not located in the Palatinate (as it is on the right bank of the Rhine), listed here as it is during the main operating time under the responsibility of the Electorate of the Palatinate; 1790 the second largest mine (after the mercury mine Drei Königszug am Potzberg) with rich yield, i.e. profitable with over 100 miners (Knappschaft)

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• List of closed mines in Germany
• List of mines in the Hunsrück
• List of mines in the Eifel
• List of mines in the Taunus

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literature

• L. Anton Doll: Communications from the Historical Association of the Palatinate. Publishing house of the historical association of the Palatinate, Speyer 1977: Hans Walling: The early mining in the Palatinate. Pp. 15-46.
• Hans Walling: The ore mining in the Palatinate. State Office for Geology and Mining Rhineland-Palatinate, 2005, ISBN 3-00-017820-1 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, object no. 17.
2. ^ Wilfried Rosenberger: Description of the Rhineland-Palatinate mining districts. Volume 3, Mining Authority District Bad Kreuznach, Bad Marienberg 1971, pp. 95 and 116.
3. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, object no. 3 and 4.
4. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, object no. 9.
5. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, object no. 18.
6. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, mentioned for object no. 12. Description on information board on site.
7. ↑ Information board on site.
8. ↑ Bergbau Erlebniswelt Imsbach - Kupferweg II , accessed on September 18, 2014.
9. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, object no. 12.
10. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, object no. 11.
11. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, object no. 15.
12. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, object no. 19.
13. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, object no. 14.
14. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, object no. 5.
15. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, object no. 16.
16. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, object no. 13.
17. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, object no. 10.
18. ^ On-site information board, published by the State Office for Geology and Mining, Rhineland-Palatinate
19. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, object no. 6.
20. ^ Wilhelm Silberschmidt: The regulation of the Palatinate mining system. Leipzig 1913, p. 31 ff.
21. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, object no. 8.
22. ↑ ^{a b} Eisenbergbau Imsbach on Mineralienatlas.de, accessed on September 18, 2014.
23. ^ Walling, 2005, p. 87, Fig. 58a.
24. ↑ Bergbau Erlebniswelt Imsbach - closed mines , accessed on September 18, 2014.
25. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, object no. 29.
26. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h} Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, objects no. 29–31.
27. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 86–95, object no. 32.
28. ^ Walling, 1977, p. 47.
29. ^ Walling, 1977, p. 37.
30. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 121–125, object no. 11.
31. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 121–125, object no. 10.
32. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 121–125, object no. 15.
33. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 121–125, object no. 5.
34. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 121–125, object no. 6.
35. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 121–125, object no. 19.
36. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 121–125, object no. 7.
37. ↑ Ludwig Spuhler: Introduction to the geology of the Palatinate. Speyer 1957, p. 312.
38. ^ Walling, 1977, p. 27.
39. ^ Wilfried Rosenberger: Description of the Rhineland-Palatinate mining districts. Volume 3, Mining Authority District Bad Kreuznach, Bad Marienberg 1971.
40. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 2.
41. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 3.
42. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 4.
43. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 5.
44. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 6.
45. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 7.
46. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 8.
47. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 9.
48. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 10.
49. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 11.
50. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 12.
51. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 13.
52. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 14.
53. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 15.
54. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 16.
55. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 17.
56. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 18.
57. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 19.
58. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 20.
59. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 21.
60. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 22.
61. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 24.
62. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 25.
63. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 26.
64. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 27.
65. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 28.
66. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 29.
67. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 30.
68. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 31.
69. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 32.
70. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 33.
71. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 34.
72. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 35.
73. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 36.
74. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 37.
75. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 38.
76. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 39.
77. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 40.
78. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 41.
79. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 141.
80. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 139.
81. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 140.
82. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 136.
83. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 137.
84. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 138.
85. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 124.
86. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 146.
87. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 144.
88. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 117.
89. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 145.
90. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 143.
91. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 142.
92. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 130.
93. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 128.
94. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 127.
95. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 147.
96. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 112.
97. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 115.
98. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 116.
99. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 133.
100. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 85.
101. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 135.
102. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 104.
103. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 105.
104. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 100.
105. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 84.
106. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 89.
107. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 77.
108. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 87.
109. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 81.
110. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 97.
111. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 75.
112. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 101.
113. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 80.
114. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 103.
115. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 93.
116. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 96.
117. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 106.
118. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 52.
119. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 113.
120. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 125.
121. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 119.
122. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 120.
123. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 118.
124. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 54.
125. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 64.
126. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 44.
127. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 59.
128. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 53.
129. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 46.
130. ↑ ^{a b c d} Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no.?
131. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 62.
132. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 55.
133. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 76.
134. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 69.
135. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 79.
136. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 86.
137. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 95.
138. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 94.
139. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 98.
140. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 83.
141. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 74.
142. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 71.
143. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 92.
144. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 51.
145. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 67.
146. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 61.
147. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 58.
148. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 49.
149. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 63.
150. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 156–167, object no. 66.
151. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 182-185, Grubenfeld No. 1.
152. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Walling, 2005, pp. 182–185, Grubenfeld No. 2.
153. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Walling, 2005, pp. 182–185, Grubenfeld No. 3.
154. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Walling, 2005, pp. 182–185, Grubenfeld No. 4.
155. ^ ^{A b c d} Walling, 2005, pp. 182–185, Grubenfeld No. 5.
156. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Walling, 2005, pp. 182–185, Grubenfeld No. 6.
157. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Walling, 2005, pp. 182–185, Grubenfeld No. 7.
158. ↑ ^{a b} Walling, 2005, pp. 182-185, Grubenfeld No. 8.
159. ^ ^{A b c} Walling, 2005, pp. 182–185, Grubenfeld No. 9.
160. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} Walling, 2005, pp. 182–185, Grubenfeld No. 10.
161. ↑ ^{a b c} Walling, 2005, pp. 182–185, Grubenfeld No. 11.
162. ↑ ^{a b c} Walling, 2005, pp. 182–185, Grubenfeld No. 12.
163. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 182-185, Grubenfeld No. 13.
164. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 182–185, Grubenfeld No. 14.
165. ↑ ^{a b c} Walling, 2005, pp. 182-185, Grubenfeld No. 15.
166. ↑ ^{a b} Walling, 2005, pp. 182–185, Grubenfeld No. 16.
167. ↑ ^{a b} Walling, 2005, pp. 182-185, Grubenfeld No. 17.
168. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Walling, 2005, pp. 182–185, Grubenfeld No. 18.
169. ^ Revier: here in the sense of a geographical location, not an assignment under mining law.
170. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 201–207, object no.?
171. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 201-207, object no. 33.
172. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 201–207, object no. 31.
173. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 201-207, object no. 34.
174. ↑ ^{a b} Walling, 2005, pp. 201–207, object no. 32.
175. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 201-208, object no. 5.
176. ↑ ^{a b c} C. Beurard: Reports on quelques mines de Mercure situées dans les nouveaux départemens de la rive gauche du Rhin. In: Journal des Mines. Issue 7, numéro XLI pluviose, 1797–1798, pp. 349 ff. Digitized version , accessed on September 25, 2014.
177. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 201-208, object no. 3.
178. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 201–208, object no. 2.
179. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 201–207, object no. 4.
180. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 201–207, object no. 13.
181. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 201–207, object no.?
182. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 201-207, object no. 8.
183. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 201–207, object no. 12.
184. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 201–207, object no. 11.
185. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 201-207, object no. 7.
186. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 201–207, object no. 6.
187. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 201–207, object no. 9.
188. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 201–207, object no. 10.
189. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 201–207, object no. 15.
190. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 201–207, object no. 14.
191. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 201–207, object no.?
192. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 201-207, object no. 17.
193. ↑ Walling, 2005, pp. 201–207, object no. 16.
194. ^ Walling, 2005, pp. 201-207, object no. 20.
195. ^ Walling, 1977, p. 21.
196. ↑ ^{a b} Walling, 1977, p. 21 f.
197. ^ Friedrich Sprater: The Palatinate Industries in Prehistory and Early History (= local history publications of the Palatinate History Museum). Neustadt 1926, p. 99 ff.
198. ^ Walling, 1977, p. 28 f.
199. ^ Walling, 1977, p. 35.
200. ^ Verbandsgemeinde Eisenberg - Information on Erdekaut ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 24, 2014.
201. ↑ ^{a b} U. Böhler, M. Böttger, W. Smykatz-Kloss, J.-F. Wagner: Excursion to clay deposits in the Upper Rhine Graben. In: K. A. Czurda, J.-F. Wagner (editor): Tone in der Umwelttechnik (= series of publications applied geology). Universität Karlsruhe, 1988, p. 314, digitized version (PDF), accessed on September 24, 2014.
202. ^ Company website ( memento of October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 24, 2014.
203. ↑ U. Böhler, M. Böttger, W. Smykatz-Kloss, J.-F. Wagner: Excursion to clay deposits in the Upper Rhine Graben. In: K. A. Czurda, J.-F. Wagner (editor): Tone in der Umwelttechnik (= series of publications applied geology). Universität Karlsruhe, 1988, p. 315, digitized version (PDF), accessed on September 24, 2014.
204. ^ Verbandsgemeinde Hettenleidelheim - Information on the clay pits ( memento of October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on September 24, 2014.
205. ^ Sprater, 1929, p. 94.
206. ^ Walling, 1977, p. 38 f.
207. ↑ Ludwig Gottschall: In the Middle Ages. Iron production at Münchweiler. In: Pirmasenser Zeitung . March 10, 1961.
208. ^ Walling, 1977, p. 39.
209. ↑ Sprater 1926, p. 7 ff.
210. ^ Walling, 2005, p. 195, object no.3.
211. ^ Walling, 2005, p. 195, object no. 2.
212. ↑ The mine is located across the border between Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate.
213. ↑ Mannheimer Intellektivenblatt - for pleasant and useful maintenance - for the year 1790. Buchdruckerei des Bürgerhospital, 1790, pp. 44 f., P. 132 f. Digitized version , accessed on September 25, 2014.
214. ↑ Memorable and useful antiquarian who presents the most important and pleasant geographical, historical and political peculiarities of the whole Rhine river from its outflow into the sea to its origin. Publishing house Rud. Friedr., Hergt., Coblenz 1856, p. 20 ff., Digitized .
215. ↑ KML file . Retrieved August 18, 2019.
216. ↑ GPX file . Retrieved August 18, 2019.

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