Joseph Colliery (Essen)
| Joseph Colliery | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General information about the mine | |||
| other names | Zeche Joseph I, Zeche Josef | ||
| Funding / year | Max. 15,116 t | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Employees | until approx. 43 | ||
| Start of operation | 1891 | ||
| End of operation | 1906 | ||
| Successor use | Zeche Adler | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Hard coal | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 22 '2 " N , 7 ° 2' 42.4" E | ||
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| Location | Essen-Kupferdreh | ||
| local community | eat | ||
| Independent city ( NUTS3 ) | eat | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Ruhr area | ||
The Joseph colliery in Essen-Kupferdreh is a former hard coal mine . The mine was also called Zeche Joseph I known. Little has been written about the mine, despite its 60-year history.
history
In 1845 a length field was awarded . On July 31, 1874, a square was awarded . The mine was put into operation on December 1st, 1891. The Berechtsame included at this time a length field in the field United Petersburg. The construction site was 1,200 meters across and 200 meters across. In 1894 only unfavorable information was obtained. In the following year, tunnel construction was carried out, a weather shaft was built , which reached a depth of 48 meters to the bottom of the tunnel . In 1897 the mine was in regular operation. At that time the mine was part of the Werden mining district . In 1900 the deposit at the level of the old tunnel floor was completely sacked , and the outcrops in the new tunnel were not very satisfactory. In 1902 the mine was temporarily out of order due to unclean coal, but was reopened the following year. In 1906, the Joseph mine was merged with other mines to form the Adler mine .
Promotion and workforce
The first known production and workforce figures date from 1892, when ten miners produced 433 tonnes of hard coal . In 1895 the production rose to 5030 tons of hard coal, this production was provided by 22 miners. The maximum production dates back to 1899, when 43 miners produced 15,116 tons of hard coal. In 1900 the production sank by more than half to 6,855 tons of hard coal, the workforce was 26 miners. In 1903, nine miners mined 2,110 tons of hard coal. The last known production and workforce figures for the mine are from 1905, in that year 9,150 tons of hard coal were extracted with 28 miners.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e 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 .
- ^ A b c Karlheinz Rabas, Karl Albert Rubacht: Mining historical atlas for the city of Essen . 1st edition, Regio Verlag, Werne 2008, ISBN 978-3-929158-22-9 .
- ↑ Ministry of Commerce and Industry (ed.): Journal for the mountain, huts and saltworks in the Prussian state. Volume 46, published by Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn, Berlin 1898.
- ^ 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: Zeche Josef (Joseph) (accessed on September 21, 2015)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Historical map around 1840 (accessed on September 21, 2015)
- Early mining in the Ruhr: Map of the situation around 2000 (accessed on September 21, 2015)