King's Crown Mine

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King's Crown Mine
General information about the mine
other names Königscrone colliery
Funding / year Max. 4200 pr t
Information about the mining company
Start of operation before 1800
End of operation 1924
Successor use United Royal Crown Colliery
Funded raw materials
Degradation of Hard coal
Geographical location
Coordinates 51 ° 26 '4.8 "  N , 7 ° 18' 29.1"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 26 '4.8 "  N , 7 ° 18' 29.1"  E
Königskrone colliery (regional association Ruhr)
King's Crown Mine
Location König crown colliery
Location Heven
local community Witten
District ( NUTS3 ) Ennepe-Ruhr district
country State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany
District Ruhr area

The Königskrone colliery in Heven is a former hard coal mine . The mine was also known as the Königscrone colliery . The mine was located in the area of ​​today's Herbeder Straße / corner of Kleff.

Mining history

The mine was already in operation in the 18th century in the area below the confluence of the Fahrendelle. The survey was carried out in 1755 . On December 31, 1803, a length field was awarded . In 1834 that was mine field of mine crown by Helena Erbstollen solved . In August 1835 the mine was put into operation. The promotion was carried out by the Helena Erbstollen. In February 1838 the mine was shut down after it had been dismantled to the point of failure . In the period from March 26th to April 24th of the same year, the consolidation to the United Königscrone colliery took place below the bottom of the tunnel . In December 1923, the Königskrone colliery was put back into operation. A barrel-length shaft with a depth of ten meters was sunk . On February 1, 1924, the Königskrone colliery was shut down and in 1951 it was put back into operation under the name of the United Königskrone colliery.

Promotion and workforce

The first known production figures come from 1835, when 4200 Prussian tons of hard coal were mined. In 1837, 12,281 tons of coal from Prussia were mined. The last known production and workforce figures for the mine are from 1923, in that year 83 tons of hard coal were extracted with four miners .

United King's Crown

The United King's Crown Colliery , also known as the United King's Crown Mine , was created in 1838 through the consolidation of the King's Crown Colliery with parts of the Helena and Hammerbank collieries . The purpose of this consolidation was to carry out the excavation under the tunnel floor. That year 179¾ Prussian tons of hard coal were mined. In 1839, mining was carried out below the bottom of the tunnel in Helena. In the same year, the sinking of a tonnage shaft was started, this shaft was planned for the transition to civil engineering . In 1840, the shaft mining began in the new shaft, 3098 Prussian tons of hard coal were extracted. On August 21 of the same year the United Königscrone colliery was shut down. By June 1841, the underground materials were looted and auctioned. From 1923, the mine was reopened under the name Zeche Königskrone.

United royal crown

The United King's Crown Mine was a small mine in Heeven. The gallery was initially owned by the Königskrone trade union, later ownership changed to W. Schermer & Co oHG. The mine was located on the pit of the former König crown mine. The mine was put into operation on May 15, 1951. In the same year a barrel with a length of tonnes was sunk. In the following year the maximum extraction of 5471 tons of hard coal was achieved with 22 miners. On September 27, 1953, water seeped in from old mine workings from 1840, in which three miners were killed. In 1954, 13 miners extracted 3430 tons of hard coal. In 1955 the production was stopped and on September 6th of the same year the final operating plan was drawn up.

literature

  • 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 .

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