Mülheimerglück colliery
| Mülheimerglück colliery | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| other names | Mülheimer Glück colliery Mülheimer Glück colliery Banck |
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| Funding / year | up to 58,985 pr t | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Start of operation | 1794 | ||
| End of operation | 1840 | ||
| Successor use | United Mülheimerglück colliery | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Hard coal | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 25 '26.1 " N , 7 ° 7' 35" E | ||
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| Location | Burgaltendorf | ||
| local community | eat | ||
| Independent city ( NUTS3 ) | eat | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Ruhr area | ||
The Mülheimerglück colliery in Essen-Burgaltendorf is a former hard coal mine . The mine was also known as Zeche Mülheimer Glück and Zeche Mülheimer Glück Banck . The mine was with several tunnels north of the present Vaestestraße to about the Worringstraße operated .
Mining history
In 1787 the Mülheimerglück mine field was awarded . In 1794 the mine was entered on the Niemeyer's map . Several seams had already been opened up by the tunnels. In 1800 the Henrich shaft and shafts 2 and 3 were in operation. In 1805 the Arnold shaft was in operation. In 1810 the Alexander, Louis and Wilhelm shafts were in operation. In 1815 shaft 1 and shaft Westphal were in operation. A tow path to the coal storage facility on the Ruhr was created. The path was 30 laughs long . From 1820, the Wiesmann mine was in operation for several years. On November 20, 1826, another length field was awarded. In 1830 the mine was operated together with the Wildenstein colliery. The production capacity of the two jointly operating mines was 28,300 Prussian tons at that time . In 1838 the mine field was through the sky Fürster Erbstollen solved . This measure made a solution three to four deeper possible. In addition to solving the mining area also has been promoting the mine about this Erbstollen made. In 1840 the Mülheimerglück colliery consolidated with the Wildenstein colliery to form the United Mülheimerglück colliery .
Promotion and workforce
The first funding figures are from 1796, there were 35,835 Ringel coal promoted. In 1836, 18,575 Prussian tons of hard coal were mined. The last known production figures of the mine come from the year 1838, 58,985 ⅞ Prussian tons of hard coal were produced.
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 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 .
- ^ Wilhelm Hermann, Gertrude Hermann: The old collieries on the Ruhr. 4th edition, unchanged reprint of the 3rd edition. Verlag Karl Robert Langewiesche, successor to Hans Köster KG, Königstein i. Taunus 1994, ISBN 3-7845-6992-7 .
Web links
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Mülheimerglück colliery (accessed on January 2, 2013)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Historical map around 1840 (accessed January 2, 2013)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Map of the situation around 2000 (accessed on January 2, 2013)