Hector shaft
| Hector shaft | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
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| Funding / year | approx. 40,000 t | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Employees | about 300 | ||
| Start of operation | 1847 | ||
| End of operation | 1867 | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Hard coal | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 27 '33 " N , 7 ° 10' 7" E | ||
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| Location | Wattenscheid-Eppendorf | ||
| local community | Bochum | ||
| Independent city ( NUTS3 ) | Bochum | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Ruhr area | ||
The Hector shaft was part of the Engelsburg colliery coal mine in Eppendorf , Wattenscheid .
The bay was 1846/1847 sunk . Steam- powered machines were available for dewatering and pumping , which established the era of civil engineering in mining. In 1853, a coal production of over 40,000 tons was achieved with 335 employees. In 1854 the shaft was sunk further to a depth of 156 meters. In 1865 the maximum value was reached with 63,108 tons per year for 327 miners. In 1867, however, so much mine water flowed in that the operation became uneconomical and the shaft was closed.
The two engine houses that were converted into residential buildings are still preserved above ground.
literature
- Wilhelm and Gertrude Hermann: The old collieries on the Ruhr (series: The Blue Books ). Verlag Langewiesche Nachhaben, Königstein im Taunus, 6th, expanded and updated edition. 2008, ISBN 978-3-7845-6994-9 , p. 157.