Empress Augusta colliery
| Empress Augusta colliery | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| Funding / year | Max. 52,478 t | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Employees | until approx. 123 | ||
| Start of operation | 1873 | ||
| End of operation | 1892 | ||
| Successor use | United Pörtingsiepen colliery | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Hard coal | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 23 '2.8 " N , 7 ° 3' 55.5" E | ||
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| Location | Essen-Dilldorf | ||
| local community | eat | ||
| Independent city ( NUTS3 ) | eat | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Ruhr area | ||
The Kaiserin Augusta colliery in Essen - Dilldorf -Hamm is a former hard coal mine . The mine emerged from the consolidation of several mines. The mine is named after the German Empress Augusta .
Mining history
On September 1, 1873, the Große Bovermannswiese , Overhammsbusch and Queen Augusta collieries consolidated into the Kaiserin Augusta colliery. At this point in time there was a ton-long shaft . The shaft was located on Augustaweg and reached into the Geitling seam (also called Quetterbank seam). The second floor was a seigeren depth of 109 meters (-28 m NN ). However, the shaft was unsuitable for greater depths. In 1878, from the 2nd level onwards, a separate hew was created as an extension of the tonnelifted shaft. In 1880 the third level was set at a shallower depth of 205 meters (−124 m above sea level). In 1891 operations were stopped due to a lack of financial means for the construction of a civil engineering and the high water inflow in the mine workings. In 1892 the Kaiserin Augusta colliery went bankrupt. In the same year the mine was taken over by the United Pörtingsiepen colliery.
Promotion and workforce
The first known production and workforce figures come from the year 1873, when 103 miners produced 32,344 tons of hard coal . In 1875 the production rose slightly to 32,801 tons of hard coal, this production was provided by 111 miners. In 1880, 93 miners extracted 33,456 tons of hard coal. In 1885 production increased again to 48,705 tons of hard coal, this production was provided by 123 miners. The maximum production dates back to 1886, when 114 miners produced 52,478 tonnes of hard coal. The last known production and workforce figures for the mine are from 1890, in that year 21,394 tons of hard coal were extracted with 75 miners.
Current condition
The Augustaweg in Essen-Kupferdreh, where the colliery was located, is still reminiscent of the Kaiserin Augusta colliery. In addition, some pings have been received. There are also some walls of the Kaiserin Augusta colliery, but they are gradually falling into disrepair. The walls are hidden in a forest between Essen-Kupferdreh and Essen-Fischlaken.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d 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 .
- ↑ a b 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 .
- ↑ Early mining on the Ruhr: Zeche Kaiserin Augusta Online (accessed on July 17, 2012).
- ^ The early mining on the Ruhr: Building remains of the Kaiserin Augusta colliery online (accessed on July 17, 2012).
Web links
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Historical map around 1840 (accessed on July 17, 2012)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Map of the situation around 2000 (accessed on July 17, 2012)