Hannibal colliery

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Hannibal colliery
General information about the mine
Mark divider plate, Hannibal colliery.jpg
Cast iron fixed point to mark distinction step measuring the mine Hannibal
Mining technology Underground mining
Funding / year Max. 1,060,654 t
Information about the mining company
Employees up to 2716
Start of operation 1856
End of operation 1973
Funded raw materials
Degradation of Hard coal
Geographical location
Coordinates 51 ° 30 '23.9 "  N , 7 ° 11' 32.9"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 30 '23.9 "  N , 7 ° 11' 32.9"  E
Zeche Hannibal (Regional Association Ruhr)
Hannibal colliery
Location of the Hannibal colliery
Location Hofstede
local community Bochum
Independent city ( NUTS3 ) Bochum
country State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany
District Ruhr area

Former machine hall of shaft 2

The Hannibal colliery was a hard coal mine in the Bochum districts of Riemke and Hofstede . The mine was one of the first civil engineering mines to be commissioned north of Bochum. The mine was initially run under the name Vereinigte Hannibal, later the name was changed to Zeche Hannibal. The Hannibal colliery was one of the founding members of the Rheinisch-Westphalian coal syndicate . In addition, the Hannibal colliery was one of the founding members of the Association for Mining Interests. In the second half of the 19th century, the mine was one of the most important collieries in the Arnsberg administrative district .

history

The beginnings

On January 31, 1846, the prospecting license for the fields Hannibal I, Hannibal II and Hannibal III was issued. In 1847 the first coal seam was drilled in the Hannibal field. The drilling work was led by Johann Heinrich von Hüllen and Hermann Heypertz from Mülheim. Both also appeared as mothers at the mining authority . On December 7th of the same year the Hannibal union was founded. After the mutation drilling was done, two more fields were acquired. On April 10, 1848, the sinking work for the first Hannibal I shaft began. The work was interrupted by financing problems and frequent water ingress. In order to be able to cover the increasing need for capital for the sinking work, the trades looked for donors in the period that followed. They found them in the vicinity and so most of the Kuxe stayed in the region. In 1852 the carbon was reached at a depth of 102 meters . In the same year, an Eisenstein lawyer was awarded . In 1852 the first level was set at a depth of 159 meters (−87 m above sea ​​level ). In the following year, the second level was set at a depth of 222 meters (−150 m above sea level). In the same year, funding for personal use began. On March 3, 1855, the Geviertfelder United Hannibal, Hannibal I and Hannibal II and two pleats were awarded. In the same year the fields were consolidated under the name United Hannibal . Fiefdom holder and representative of the union became Major a. D. Wilhelm Bacmeister.

The first years of operation

Regular mining began in 1856 . However, the sale of the coal produced caused problems. Since the train station on the Cologne-Minden railway line was six kilometers from the mine and the mine did not yet have its own railway connection, the coal had to be transported by horse-drawn carts on unpaved country roads. The alignment work continued as planned. Several seams with increased methane content were hit during the excavation . To improve the ventilation , a pit fan was installed above ground . It was also planned to dig a further shaft. In the following year, the sinking work for a weather shaft began. Shaft 1 was equipped with a Malakoff tower . On the first civil sole coming alignment work is progressing well. Favorable outcrops could be achieved through crosscuts . In addition, the hollow in the south wing was explored. On April 16 of the same year the rope broke , killing four miners . At that time the mine was part of the Bochum mining area . In 1859, the alignment and fixture work continued swiftly. The sinking work for the second shaft was not continued. The reason for this was a machine that was not ready for use. Nevertheless, at this point in time, a second shaft was absolutely necessary due to the dangers of firedamp. On August 17, 1860, three miners were killed when they fell into the shaft. In 1861 the fixture work continued to go well. On the second level, a seam with a thickness of 63 inches was approached at a distance of 200 laughs . The mountains in which the seam was located, however, was disturbed . In 1862, were on the second floor four seams in Verhieb . In the Arnold, Johann and Hannibal seams, small amounts of beating weather have already occurred. For the ventilation of mines was day one Fabryscher mine fans operated.

Since the mine had problems getting trained miners, the mine directors decided to build company apartments. In 1863, work began on sinking a new weather shaft. The shaft was 300 meters north of Shaft 1 set . It was sunk with a shaft diameter of seven feet . The colliery colony was built on Riemker Strasse from 1863 . The coal was extracted this year in the Arnold, Backmeister, Johann and Hannibal seams. The seams were accompanied in part by highly pressurized adjacent rock. The accumulations of firedamp could be eliminated through targeted ventilation of the affected operating points. In 1866 work began on the third level in the substation. The sole was measured at a depth of 295 meters (m -223 NN) ascended . In 1867, a joint connecting line to the Herne station of the Cologne-Mindener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft was built with the Constantin colliery . In 1868 the weather shaft reached the first level. The shaft was connected to the weather cross passage on the weather bed. The shaft was needed to ventilate the northern field in order to remove the weather there from mining operations in the Arnold, Johann, Hannibal and Mathilde seams. A weather stove was installed for ventilation . This received a chimney with a height of 150 feet. The southern field was still weathered using pit ventilators. In 1869, the two fields Nosthausen 1 and Nosthausen 2 were acquired by Wilhelm Endemann. In the following year, the Nosthausen fields were consolidated into Vereinigte Hannibal. The rights holders now covered an area of ​​4.1 km 2 .

The further operation

In order to increase the production of the mine, an additional shaft had become necessary. From 1872 the sinking work for shaft 2 ( Nosthausen ) began in Eickel . The shaft was set up 0.9 kilometers northwest of shaft I. In 1874 the shaft reached the Carboniferous at a depth of 134 meters. The following year, the mining of iron coal was stopped. In 1876, the first level was set in shaft 2 at a depth of 140 meters, and in the course of the year the second level was set at a depth of 212 meters. Funding started in the same year . In 1877, the third level was set in shaft 2 at a depth of 283 meters. In the following year, the third level of the weather shaft penetrated . In 1880 the sinking work on shaft 1 was resumed and the shaft was sunk deeper. The following year, the third level was set in shaft 1. In 1883, the sinking work on shaft 2 was resumed and the shaft was sunk deeper. In the following year, the midsole was set in shaft 2 at a depth of 326 meters. In 1887 the 4th level was set at a depth of 367 meters. A few years later, this level was re-set at a depth of 400 meters. In 1889, the sinking work on shaft 1 was resumed and the shaft was sunk deeper. In 1890, the fourth level was set in shaft 1 at a depth of 400 meters (−328 m above sea level). In 1892 the 5th level was set in shaft 2 at a depth of 505 meters. The investments necessary to increase production resulted in a lack of capital in the union over the years. In 1892, 44 party shifts had to be put in place. In 1897 work began on aligning the fourth level. For this purpose, a blind shaft was sunk 60 meters deep. A new wash house with showers was built above ground. In the same year the main shaft was damaged by a cage . The basket had touched the shaft timbering and damaged it so severely over a length of 100 meters that the shaft had to be rebuilt in the area. At that time the mine belonged to the North Bochum mining area. In 1898 the 5th level was set in shaft 1 at a depth of 514 meters (−432 m above sea level). At that time on pit one of five coal seams in Verhieb , of which three seams with mountains means , the other two seams were made of pure carbon. The thickness of the seams was between 0.7 and 1.2 meters, for the seams with rock material the thickness of the rock mass was between 0.1 and 0.5 meters. In shaft 2, a total of three seams with a thickness of 0.7 to 1.8 meters were in construction, of which four were seams with tailings, the other three seams were made of pure coal. In the seams with rock material, the thickness of the rock material was between 0.1 and 0.3 meters.

In 1899 the trade union assembly decided to sell the United Hannibal mining property. The purchase price was set at 7,350 marks per Kux. With effect from July 1 of the same year, the United Hannibal mine became the property of Friedrich Krupp AG for 7.5 million marks . The colliery was now managed jointly with the Hannover colliery . With the takeover, the mine was renamed to Zeche Hannibal . In 1900, the third partial level was set at a depth of 434 meters. In the following year, the sinking work for shaft 3 began. The shaft was placed next to shaft 1. In 1902, shaft 3 to the fourth level was completed. In 1903, shaft 3 was put into operation as a delivery shaft, shaft 1 was now used as a weather shaft. In 1904 a coking plant was put into operation. The coking plant was equipped with auxiliary extraction systems and was expanded in the following years. In addition, the daytime facilities were further expanded over the years. The greatest priority for the mine owner was to increase the efficiency of the coking plant. For the route promoting meanwhile were Grubenloks used. In 1910 the old weather shaft was abandoned. In 1911, the sinking work on shaft 1 was resumed and the shaft was sunk deeper. In the same year, the 6th level was set at a depth of 615 meters (−543 m above sea level). In addition, the sinking work on shaft 3 was resumed this year and the shaft was sunk deeper. In 1914, the sinking work for shaft 4 began. The shaft was set up in the east field 800 meters northeast of the 1/3 operating section. In 1915, shaft 4 reached the 4th level and in the following year the shaft with the 5th level broke through. The shaft was put into operation that same year. In 1917 the 5th level was dropped in shaft 2 . In 1919, dismantling began in weather shaft 4 using a blind shaft. In 1920, the construction of 100 new ovens began at the coking plant, the construction phase lasted until 1924. After the Ruhr area had been occupied by French and Belgian troops in 1923, the Hannibal mine was opened on January 24th of that year Inspected by French engineers in 1924. These engineers should discuss the type and amount of reparation payments. Arrest warrants were issued against the factory management, but the directors were able to oppose arrest.

The other years

In 1924 work began on building a hammerhead tower with a tower hoist over shaft 1 . The tower consisted of steel scaffolding and was 65 meters high. The tower was a further development of the hammer head tower of the Minister Stein colliery . In the same year, the production in shaft 3 was given up. In 1925 there was a firedamp explosion on Hannibal , killing seven miners. In 1926, the company was streamlined and parts of the company were merged. On March 20 of the same year, the production in shaft 2 was given up. The Hannibal 2 branch was merged with Hannibal 1/3. Shaft 2 remained open for ventilation. The daytime facilities were equipped with a new loading system, as well as a new coal washing plant and a new screening plant. In 1928, shaft 1 was backfilled and re-sunk. In 1929, the 7th level was set in shaft 1 at a depth of 749 meters (−673 m above sea level). On December 1st of the same year there was an accident during the cable car trip, in which three miners were killed. In 1930 the tower hoisting system on shaft 1 was put into operation. In the same year the weather shaft 4 to the 6th level was put into operation. In addition, the coking plant was shut down that year. In 1934 the coking plant on Hannibal 1/3 was put back into operation. Major modernizations were carried out on the mine up to the beginning of the Second World War.

In 1937, the 7th level was set in shaft 3 at a depth of 943 meters (−885 m above sea level). In 1941 the first struts were fitted with coal plows at the mine . In addition, shaft 1 was put into operation this year down to a depth of 864 meters. During the Second World War, the mine was very badly damaged by air raids. In July 1944, the facility was totally destroyed in a bomb attack. The shaft 1 collapsed below the 6th level. For this reason, the ropeway and transport was relocated to Hanover 1/2/5. The coking plant was also destroyed by bombing raids. The sewer was also badly damaged, so that the water level rose by two meters and the manholes threatened to drown. With enormous efforts, the lines could be repaired again. In November of the same year operations on Hannibal were completely stopped. As early as July 1945, the reconstruction of the daytime facilities began. Attention was paid to the design of the mine systems according to modern criteria. At the same time, funding was resumed. In 1946 the rights covered an area of ​​4.1 km 2 . Both shafts still in existence reached up to the 8th level, the main production level was the 7th level. By 1948, most of the mine’s production facilities had been rebuilt. Starting this year, the underground tracks of the mine railway were converted to the gauge of the tracks of the Hannover colliery . The entire renovation took five years.

The last few years

In 1949 the 8th level became the main extraction level. In 1950 a silicosis research center was set up at the mine . In 1951 the salary hall with office space and a new chew were completed. The Kaue offered space for 2800 miners. In the same year, the underground workforce was equipped with CO filter self-rescuers . The Hannibal colliery was thus the first mine in the Ruhr mining sector on which this measure was carried out. In 1953 the war damage was repaired and the construction of the mine was completed. On February 16, 1954, the Hannibal colliery, together with the Hannover colliery, was separated from the Krupp association due to an Allied order. Both mines were incorporated into the newly founded public limited company Steinkohlenbergwerk Hannover-Hannibal AG, based in Hordel . From 1958 the production was shifted to the Hannover colliery . In the following year the association with the Hannover colliery took place. However, both mines were still producing separately for the time being. In 1959, shafts 2 and 4 were dismantled. In 1961, a test blind shaft was used to break through between the 8th level Hannibal and the 850 mS Constantin the Great . In 1964, the promotion of Hannibal was completely stopped. The coal mined in the Hannibal construction site was transported underground to the Hanover 1/2/5 construction site, where it was transported above ground. On March 31, 1967, the association with the Mont Cenis colliery took place . In the course of the year the collieries involved in Hanover, Mont Cenis and Hannibal and Bochum mine were joined. In 1973 the mine was closed and the shafts filled . The daytime facilities were largely canceled.

Promotion and workforce

The first production figures of the mine come from the year 1854, in that year 2588 tons of hard coal were produced . The first workforce at the mine dates back to 1855, in that year 152 people were employed in the mine, producing 25,963¼ tons of Prussian hard coal. In 1860, around 42,000 tons of hard coal were extracted with 230 employees. In 1861, 346,238 Prussian tonnes of hard coal were extracted; the workforce in that year was 325. In 1865, around 89,000 tons of hard coal were extracted with 460 employees. In 1870 the production rose to 101,053 tons of hard coal, the workforce was 458 employees. The coals extracted from the mine were good fat - flame coals and gas coals . In 1875, 478 employees produced 103,266 tons of hard coal. In 1880, the production was 240,000 tons of hard coal. In 1885 the workforce was 895, the production amounted to 274,372 tons of hard coal. In 1890 more than 300,000 tons of hard coal were extracted. In 1895, 298,593 tonnes of hard coal were extracted; the workforce in that year was 1079. In 1900, with 1626 employees, 404,016 tons of hard coal were mined.

In 1903 the production was 453,000 tons of hard coal. In 1913, around 983,000 tons of hard coal were extracted and the workforce was 3570. In 1920, 740,375 tons of hard coal were extracted; the workforce in that year was 3,621. In 1925 the production rose to 834,502 tons of hard coal, the workforce was 3507 employees. In 1930 the production increased again to 882,527 tons, the workforce was 2716 employees. In 1935 the production sank to 744,025 tons, the workforce was 1513 employees. In 1937 the one million ton mark was exceeded. A production of 1,060,654 tons of hard coal was produced, the workforce this year was 2199 employees. This was the maximum output from the mine. In 1940, 1,006,891 tons of hard coal were extracted, and the workforce in that year was 2343. In 1945 the production sank to 37,986 tons, the workforce was 1121 employees. In 1950, around 600,000 tons of hard coal were extracted. In 1955, 714,353 tonnes of hard coal were extracted; the workforce in that year was 1945 employees. In 1960, 624,896 tons of hard coal were mined with 1625 employees. In 1963, 1631 people were still employed in the mine; around 663,000 tons of hard coal were extracted. These are the last known sponsorship and workforce figures.

Current condition

Some buildings, such as the pay hall, have been preserved and have been converted and integrated into the Hannibal shopping center.

Location of the shafts

Protego cover over shaft 1 with a historical explanation board

literature

  • Karl Keil: The history of the Hannibal mine in Bochum-Riemke . In: Mining. Magazine for raw material extraction, energy, environment . ISSN  0373-2371 . Vol. 46 (1995), p. 274.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av Joachim Huske : The coal mine 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 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v 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 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Gerhard Gebhardt: Ruhrbergbau. History, structure and interdependence of its societies and organizations. Verlag Glückauf GmbH, Essen 1957
  4. ↑ a b H. Fleck, E. Hartwig: History, statistics and technology of coal in Germany and other countries in Europe . R. Oldenbourg, Munich 1865
  5. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Wolfgang Viehweger: Trace of coal: Europe in Herne and Wanne-Eickel. Frischtexte Verlag, Herne 2000, ISBN 3-933059-03-8 .
  6. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Klaus Pirke: Testimonies to the emergence of the industrial cultural landscape in the Ruhr area . The Hanover-Hannibal-Königsgrube colliery landscape in Bochum and Herne and its industrial-cultural potential, Bochum December 2006, (dissertation)
  7. ↑ R. v. Carnall (Hrsg.): Journal for the mountain, hut and saltworks in the Prussian state. Fifth volume, published by Wilhelm Hertz , Berlin 1858
  8. ↑ a b Ministry of Commerce and Industry (ed.): Journal for the mountain, huts and saltworks in the Prussian state. Sixth volume, published by the royal and secret Ober-Hofdruckerei (R. Decker), Berlin 1858
  9. ↑ Ministry of Commerce and Industry (ed.): Journal for the mountain, huts and saltworks in the Prussian state. Eighth volume, published by the royal and secret Ober-Hofdruckerei (R. Decker), Berlin 1860.
  10. ↑ Ministry of Commerce and Industry (ed.): Journal for the mountain, huts and saltworks in the Prussian state. Tenth volume, published by the royal and secret Ober-Hofdruckerei (R. Decker), Berlin 1862.
  11. ↑ Ministry of Commerce and Industry (ed.): Journal for the mountain, huts and saltworks in the Prussian state. Eleventh volume, published by the royal and secret Ober-Hofdruckerei (R. Decker), Berlin 1863
  12. ↑ a b c Ministry of Trade and Industry (ed.): Journal for the mountain, huts and saltworks in the Prussian state. Eighteenth volume, published by Ernst & Korn, Berlin 1870
  13. ↑ Ministry of Commerce and Industry (ed.): Journal for the mountain, huts and saltworks in the Prussian state. Twelfth volume, published by the royal and secret Ober-Hofdruckerei (R. Decker), Berlin 1864.
  14. ↑ Ministry of Commerce and Industry (ed.): Journal for the mountain, huts and saltworks in the Prussian state. Volume forty-sixth, published by Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn, Berlin 1898
  15. ^ Association for Mining Interests in the Upper Mining District Dortmund: The development of the Lower Rhine-Westphalian hard coal mining in the second half of the 19th century. Julius Springer's publishing bookstore, Berlin 1902
  16. ↑ a b c Karl Heinz Bader, Karl Röttger, Manfred Prante: 250 years of coal mining in the Brandenburg region. A contribution to the history of mining, the mining administration and the city of Bochum. Study publisher Dr. N. Brockmeyer, Bochum 1987, ISBN 3-88339-590-0 , pp. 168-170.
  17. ↑ The coal of the Ruhr area . Compilation of the most important mines in the Ruhr coal mining area, specifying the quality of the coal mined, the rail connections, as well as the mining and freight rates. Second completely revised and completed edition, publishing bookstore of the M. DuMont-Schauberg'schen Buchhandlung, Cologne 1874.

Web links

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