White Hirscher gang train

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The Weiße-Hirscher-Gangzug , which runs on the Herzberg near Goslar in the Harz Mountains in the immediate vicinity of the Rammelsberg ore mine , was encountered deaf during the search for ore deposits of the Rammelsberg type in the 1960s to 1970s . In the 16th to 19th century, attempts have been made repeatedly, lead - and copper ores on this to the Upper Harz veins counting gait disturbance unlock. The gangway got its name from the White Deer mine or the White Deer Revier.

Course (projected onto the surface of the day)

Sharpening with the Gegentaler Gangzug on Wittenberg . Wittenberg - Schäderbaude - Borbachsbachtal - southwest tip Granetalsperre - Wethberg - Hessenkopf - Gosewasserfall (Aufblätterungszone with up to five parallel transitions to the Kindertal ) - Children wells - Giengelsberg - Bride Berg - Okertal ( Adler cliffs - goats back cliff ) - Teufelstal . Entry into the oker granite .

Paragenesis, peculiarities

The passage filling consists mainly of calcite and quartz . Anchorite occurs occasionally with little galena and sphalerite .

Outcrops

The White Hirscher Gangzug was run over during the construction of the Oker-Grane tunnel between tunnel meters 730 and 763.

Overview of mining history

The most famous was the Weißer Hirsch mine on the Herzberg with its shaft and the deep and upper tunnels . The deep tunnel is now used as a bat roost . Furthermore, there were short tunnels with the Kindertaler , the Herzberger and the Haus Herzberger Searchort to examine the corridor. Pingen and Halden also indicate mining activities in the Wintertal and Granetal .

literature

  • Torsten Schröpfer: Treasure trove: Interesting facts about the West Harz mining and metallurgy . 1st edition. Pieper, Clausthal-Zellerfeld 2000, ISBN 3-923605-08-0 .
  • Dieter Stoppel: Course map of the Upper Harz . Federal Institute for Geosciences and Raw Materials, 1981, ISSN  0540-679X .