Friedrich Wilhelm Colliery (Sprockhövel)
| Friedrich Wilhelm colliery | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General information about the mine | |||
| other names | Niederdräinger Bank colliery | ||
| Mining technology | Underground mining | ||
| Funding / year | Max. 862 t | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Employees | Max. 11 | ||
| Start of operation | 1733 | ||
| End of operation | 1865 | ||
| Successor use | Consolidation to the Glückauf colliery | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Hard coal | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 20 '32 .3 " N , 7 ° 14' 56.3" E | ||
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| Location | Obersprockhövel | ||
| local community | Sprockhövel | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Ennepe-Ruhr district | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Ruhr area | ||
The Friedrich Wilhelm colliery in Sprockhövel ( Obersprockhövel district ) is a former hard coal mine . The colliery was originally also known as the Niederdräinger Bank colliery . It consisted of the Friedrich Wilhelm north wing and the Friedrich Wilhelm south wing. The tunnel mouth hole of the tunnel was located on the Sprockhöveler Bach near Kleinbeckstrasse. The Prussian state was temporarily involved in the mine.
Mining history
On September 24 of the year 1733 took place award of a length field , after that, the mine was in operation. After 1737 the Treasury took over 3/4 of the shares in the mine. In the years 1750, 1754, 1756, 1758 and 1759 as well as 1768 the mine was demonstrably in operation. In 1770 the mine was out of service, it was reopened in 1775. In 1785 the length fields of Friedrich Wilhelm south wing and Friedrich Wilhelm north wing were measured. The mine was listed in the 1787 map of Niemeyer (Carte Speciale des mines du District Wetter). The mine was shut down before 1796.
In August 1803 it was put into operation again, a seam was excavated and the sinking of the Friederica shaft began. In April of 1804 was the promotion started. The Luther and Friederica shafts were in operation the following year. In 1810 the Beatrice shaft was initially still in operation and in August of the same year the mine was closed again. In 1841 the mine field was partially combined to form the Glückauf & Friedrich Wilhelm colliery. In 1850 the shares of the state were sold to private parties. In 1855 the mine was put back into operation. In 1856 the mining was carried out in the Göpelschacht of the Glückauf colliery. On March 15, 1864 and December 19, 1865 the north and south wings consolidated into the Glückauf colliery. On 30 May 1865, the reopening of the mine took place after the pit box by a Flügelort of dirt bankers Erbstollens solved was. Thereafter, there is no further information about the mine in the documents.
Promotion and workforce
The first known workforce at the mine dates back to 1750, when nine miners , including two women who worked as reel pullers , were employed in the mine. In 1754 there were ten and in 1756 eleven miners were employed at the mine. The first known production figures of the mine date back to 1805, then 8437 were ringed coal promoted. The last production figures of the mine come from the year 1807, in which 862 tons of hard coal were extracted.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Joachim Huske : The coal mines in the Ruhr area. Data and facts from the beginning to 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 .
- ^ Wilhelm Hermann, Gertrude Hermann: The old collieries on the Ruhr. 4th edition. Publishing house Karl Robert Langewiesche, successor Hans Köster, Königstein i. Taunus 1994, ISBN 3-7845-6992-7 .
Web links
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Friedrich Wilhelm colliery (accessed July 1, 2016)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Historical map around 1840 (accessed July 1, 2016)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Map of the situation around 2000 (accessed July 1, 2016)