Gertrud colliery
| Gertrud colliery | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
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| other names | Trautenstein Union | ||
| Mining technology | Civil engineering | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Operating company | Trautenstein Union | ||
| Start of operation | 14th Century | ||
| End of operation | 1907 | ||
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| Degradation of | Iron ore / galena / zinc blende / copper | ||
| Mightiness | 0.5 m | ||
| Degradation of | Galena | ||
| Degradation of | Zinc cover | ||
| Degradation of | copper | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 40 '58.3 " N , 10 ° 45' 40.9" E | ||
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| Location | Trautenstein | ||
| local community | Upper Harz on the Brocken | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | resin | ||
| country | State of Saxony-Anhalt | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Upper Harz | ||
The Gertrud colliery was a mine on the Giepenbach between Tanne (Harz) and Trautenstein in the Harz region .
history
There is evidence that the mine had been in operation since the 14th century. The colliery is first mentioned in 1675 as Güpenbach . The mining was initially carried out in open-cast mining , and it was not until the second half of the 19th century that civil engineering began . The nearby Tanner Hütte was the main buyer of the iron ore extracted. The first mining phase ended in 1836 with the official cessation of mining. In 1873 the mine was reopened as Giepenbachsgrubenfeld , later Gertrud near Tanne colliery by the Trautenstein union . The last mining phase begins in 1897/98. During this time, a new shaft will be sunk and an ore processing plant will be built. The ores were transported by cable car. In 1907 mining was finally stopped and the buildings were demolished by 1925.
geology
The mining area extended along the geological boundary between the Tanner Zone and the Harzgeroder Zone. The main vein was the sheep Trifter lode with a thickness cm from 50th Above all, iron ore, galena , zinc blende and copper were mined at the Gertrud colliery .
literature
- Christian Resow: "Tanne - From the history of an old hut town", self-published by the Harzklub-Zweigverein Tanne e. V. 2011.
- Helmut Matthies: "Facts worth knowing about Tanne / Harz", Jever 1990, reprint