Mining Minister Achenbach

Mining Minister Achenbach
General information about the mine
Re-used buildings of shaft 4 of the former colliery with the Colani egg
other names	Colliery United Minister Achenbach
Funding / year	Max. 2,745,029 t
Funding / total	126,500,000 t
Information about the mining company
Employees	up to 6615
Start of operation	1900
End of operation	1992
Successor use	Commercial space
Funded raw materials
Degradation of	Hard coal
Geographical location
Coordinates	51 ° 35 '33 "  N , 7 ° 25' 51.7"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 35 '33 "  N , 7 ° 25' 51.7"  E
Location Minister Achenbach colliery
Location	Brambauer
local community	Luenen
District ( NUTS3 )	Unna
country	State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Country	Germany
District	Ruhr area

The Minister Achenbach colliery was a hard coal mine in Lünen in the Brambauer district . The mine was named after the Prussian Minister of Commerce Heinrich von Achenbach . The mine was also known as the Zeche Vereinigte Minister Achenbach . The mine has a mining history of over a hundred years and was in operation for over 90 years, during which time around 126.5 million tons of hard coal were extracted. Three different types of hard coal were mined, gas coals , edible coals and fatty coals .

history

planning

In 1870 the first test boreholes were carried out in the Brambauer area. In 1873 the assumption was made for a coal deposit in Brambauer. In the period from January 8th to February 3rd, 1875 , the Geviertfelder Gretchen, Olga, Paula, Max and Martha consolidated under the name Friede. The Friede minefield, consolidated in this way, covered an area of ​​10.9 km ² . In the period from June 1 to 7, 1877, the Geviertfelder Helena, Emma, ​​Martha Auguste and Marie and the Eisenerzgeviertfelder Alfred, Carl and Hermann consolidated into Minister Achenbach. This mine field covered an area of ​​8.7 km ² hard coal and 6.6 km ² iron ore. In 1896 the fields Minister Achenbach and Friede consolidated into United Minister Achenbach. The entire right now covered an area of ​​19.7 km ² . The driving force behind these consolidations was the mine owner Carl Lange from Berlin. It was also he who took possession of the fields after the consolidation. The Minister Achenbach trade union was founded in 1896 . Of the 1000 Kuxes , the National Bank for Germany took over 990 Kuxes and Carl Lange ten Kuxes. The union's representatives were the Kommerzienrat Hermann and the businessman Karl Ferdinand Lange.

The construction of the mine

In 1897, sinking work for the Minister Achenbach 1 shaft began in Brambauer . The first groundbreaking for this shaft took place on August 3rd of the same year. In 1899, shaft 1 reached the Carboniferous at a depth of 370 meters . In the same year, the sinking work for shaft 2 began. The shaft was beside pit one set . That same year, the shaft 1 reached at a depth of 412 meters - (329 m NN the first) sole and at a depth of 520 meters (- 206 m NN), the second floor was set. In 1899, a German strut frame was erected above shaft 1 . In 1900, a midsole was placed directly in the seam in shaft 1 at a depth of 505 meters (- 206 m above sea level) . In addition, the Altlünen fields were acquired this year. After the acquisition of these fields, the entire rights covered an area of ​​26 km ² and now consisted of twelve individual fields .

The first years of operation

The mine was put into operation in 1900. On August 31, 1901, the Stumm brothers GmbH from Neunkirchen acquired 800 Kuxe from the Achenbach colliery. Another 200 Kuxe were made by R. Böcking & Cie. acquired. In 1901 the Minister Achenbach mine changed hands. The union continued to operate in its previous form. The new main trade of the Minister Achenbach trade union was now the Stumm brothers. The pit board consisted of representatives from Gebrüder Stumm GmbH and R. Böcking & Cie. together. In 1902 a coking plant was put into operation. The coking plant was equipped with 60 coke ovens in order to generate the coke required for the Stummschen Eisenwerke . In 1903 the weather shaft 2 up to the first level was put into operation. The shaft was equipped with a steel box strut headframe. In addition, the coking plant was expanded by 74 ovens this year and an ammonia factory was put into operation. In the same year, a field was swapped with the United Stein & Hardenberg colliery; the swapped field had a size of 0.4 km ² . In 1904, the union joined the Rheinisch-Westfälischen Kohlen-Syndikat and the German Ammonia Sales Association.

In 1905 work began on digging the weather shaft 2 deeper. In addition, the third level was set this year in shaft 1 at a depth of 660 meters (- 577 m above sea level). In 1907 the weather shaft 2 reached the 2nd level. In 1908 a field swap was made with the Adolph von Hansemann colliery . This exchanged field had a size of 0.5 km ² . In 1909, the sinking work for shaft 3 began in the Ostfeld. The shaft was intended as a weather shaft and was set up 1.5 kilometers east of shafts 1/2. In 1910, the weather shaft 3 reached the Carboniferous at a depth of 356 meters. In the following year, the first level was set in shaft 3 at a depth of 395 meters (- 317 m above sea level) and the second level in the same year at a depth of 503 meters (- 425 m above sea level). In addition, a breakthrough was made on the 2nd level with construction site 1/2 this year . In 1912 there was a firedamp explosion in construction site 1/2 . In this mining accident , which occurred on December 18th, 49 miners were killed. In 1912 a benzene factory was built and put into operation on the coking plant . In 1914, shaft 3 was in operation as a weather shaft. A German Zschetzsche type strut frame was erected over the shaft. On January 30th of this year there was another firedamp explosion in construction site 1/2, in which 25 miners were killed. In the same year, the Minister Achenbach union joined the Benzolverband. On October 15, 1917, another firedamp explosion occurred at Wetterschacht 3, in which 17 miners were killed.

Expansion of the mine

In 1918, the sinking work for shaft 4 began in the Brambauer location in the northeast field. The shaft was set up 1.8 kilometers northeast of shafts 1/2. In 1919, the third level was set in shaft 3 at a depth of 648 meters (-570 m above sea level). In 1920, shaft 4 reached the Carboniferous at a depth of 333 meters. In the same year the 2nd level was set at a depth of 503 meters (- 424 m above sea level) and the 3rd level, also called 650 meter level, at a depth of 647 meters (- 569 m above sea level). On November 12th of the same year, a contract was signed between the Minister Achenbach trade union and the Essen mining association " König Wilhelm AG " to form an operating and interest group. The contract came into force on January 1st of the following year. When this contract came into force, the Essen mining association " König Wilhelm AG " was run for the account and at the risk of the Minister Achenbach trade union. The previous corporate form of the Minister Achenbach trade union was retained. At the request of the Rhenish-Westphalian Coal Syndicate, this contract was changed on May 16, 1922, so that the Minister Achenbach trade union was no longer registered as a contractual partner, but the Stumm Brothers GmbH. On March 28, 1923, a mine fire broke out at the Minister Achenbach colliery , killing five miners. In 1924, mining began on shaft 4 . In the same year, a connecting cable car was put into operation between shafts 1/2 and shaft 4.

On November 3 of 1930, a field extension of 0.02 km was ² for the field Minister Achenbach awarded . In 1932, in the area of ​​shaft 4, starting from a blind shaft at a depth of 805 meters (-730 m above sea level), the 4th level, also called 810 meter level, was set. This year were presented at the Minister Achenbach colliery in 64 days celebration layers process. In 1935, the shafts were 3 and 4 in honor of Carl's hair renamed Carl-Haarmann bays . This renaming took place in honor of the mining assistant and long-term works director of the mine. In the mid-1930s, the mine focused on expanding the Minister Achenbach 1/2 construction site. For this purpose, the daytime facilities were expanded and the mining operations were modernized underground. In the period between 1936 and 1937, the previously independently managed mine ownership was integrated into Gebrüder Stumm GmbH. For this purpose, a branch of the Gebrüder Stumm GmbH was established in Essen. On September 10, 1938, five miners were killed in an illegal cable ride. In the years 1940 to 1941 a new boiler house was built on operating area 1/2 . In 1941 work began on digging shaft 4 deeper. In 1942 the sinking work for shaft 5 began in Altlünen. In 1944, the level of the fourth level was reached in shaft 4.

Expansion after the Second World War

Towards the end of 1946 the sinking work in shaft 5 was stopped. The reason for the cessation of work was high water inflows. In 1947, the 3rd level and the 4th level were in operation as the main conveyor levels on construction site 1/2. The 4th level was operated via a die. Between shafts 3 and 4, the 4th level was the main production level. At that time, the rightful owner covered an area of ​​17.9 km ² . On June 28 of the same year there was a fire in construction site 1/2, killing eleven miners. In 1948, the sinking work in shaft 5 was resumed. The rock in the shaft and the shaft walls were cemented, then the shaft was further sunk. In the same year, shaft 1 was sunk to the fourth level. This bottom was at a depth of 819 meters (- 739 m above sea level) and was also referred to as the minus 740 meter bottom. In the same year, shaft 2 was sunk deeper to the third level. Shaft 4 was also sunk further this year. On September 22, 1948, the fields Minister Achenbach, Minister Achenbach Extension and Victoria Continuation West became United Minister Achenbach and Eisenstein. These rights covered an area of ​​19.7 km ² . There was also the Altlünen field with an area of ​​19.1 km ² . At this point in time, the total rightful ownership covered an area of ​​38.9 km ² .

In 1950, shaft 5 reached the Carboniferous at a depth of 548 meters. In the same year, the third level was set at a depth of 615 meters (- 557 m above sea level). In 1952, the 5th level was set in shaft 4 at a depth of 984 meters (- 909 m above sea level). In 1953, shaft 5 reached its final depth of 800 meters. In the same year, the breakthrough with the third level was made in shaft 4. The 4th level on construction site 1/2 became the main extraction level. In the following year, shaft 5 was put into operation. In 1957, the fields in Bochum Süd and Victoriaante Nord were acquired. In the same year, sinking work for shaft 6 began in Lünen-Lippholtshausen. The shaft was set up four kilometers northeast of operating area 1/2 next to the Kellermann power plant. In 1958, shaft 6 reached the Carboniferous at a depth of 445 meters. At a depth of 474 meters, a breakthrough was made with the second level in the same year. At a depth of 613 meters, the shaft broke through with the 3rd level and at a depth of 775 meters with the 4th level. Thus, a connection with the shafts 4 and 5 was made on these floors. At that time, the rightful owner covered an area of ​​41.5 km ² .

In 1960 the sinking work for shaft 7 began. The shaft was set up one kilometer west of the operating area 1/2. Shaft 6 was put into operation on October 1, 1961. The coal extracted in shaft 6 was delivered directly to the power plant in the immediate vicinity . In the same year, the carbon was reached in the weather shaft 7 at a depth of 354 m. In the same year, the second level was set at a depth of 503 meters (- 428 m above sea level). In addition, the shaft was penetrated with the 3rd level of construction site 1/2 in the same year. Shaft 6 was renamed Friedrich Müller Schacht and the Achenbach field was extended. In 1962, shaft 7 was put into operation as a weather shaft. In the same year, shafts 1 and 2 were sunk deeper in operating area 1/2. With the commissioning of shaft 7, seven shafts were now in operation at the Minister Achenbach colliery. In 1963 the level of the fourth level was reached in shaft 2. In 1964, the 5th level was set in shaft 1 at a depth of 999 meters (-919 m above sea level). From 1964 onwards, several rationalization measures were carried out on the mine. The two shafts 2 and 6 were equipped with a vessel conveyor . In 1966, the production at shaft 4 was stopped and the daytime facilities were shut down. In addition, shaft 5 was closed this year. In 1967, a breakthrough was made on the 4th level between construction fields 1/2 and 4. In the same year, shaft 2 was sunk to the level of the 5th level. In August of the following year, shafts 3 and 4 were closed. The construction site was assigned to the operating areas 1/2 and 5/6. Shaft 2 was now used as a central delivery shaft. On October 4th of the same year there was a firedamp explosion, killing 17 miners.

Takeover by Ruhrkohle AG

In 1968 the Ruhrkohle AG was founded and the Zeche Minister Achenbach was incorporated into the newly founded Ruhrkohle AG . The mine was affiliated to Bergbau AG Dortmund. In 1969, the 5th level was aligned on construction site 1/2 . In 1970, the rights covered an area of ​​42.5 km ² . In 1971 a conveyor mountain from the 5th level to the 4th level was put into operation. The coking plant was shut down on December 15 of the same year. In 1973, “Minister Achenbach” took over the “ Ickern ” construction site from the closed Victor-Ickern colliery in Castrop-Rauxel and thus the Ickern 3 and Ickern 4 shafts. When this construction site was taken over, the authorized area covered 52 km ² . Several measures had to be taken to extract the coal mined in the Victor Ickern construction site . A cross passage from the 3rd western department of Minister Achenbach to the 12th eastern department of Ickern was opened. When completed, the cross passage was 860 meters long. In addition, two branches were created and a drive with a length of 81 meters was driven. In order to create a breakthrough between the 5th level of Minister Achenbach and the 6th level of Victor-Ickern, a blind shaft was sunk between the two levels. The blind shaft had a total depth of 175 meters, of which 123 meters were accounted for by the actual blind shaft, 23 meters by the blind shaft tower and 30 meters by the swamp . The blind shaft had an internal diameter of 5.8 meters and was with steel segments expanded . The expansion was warped with sheets that were backfilled with lean concrete . In order to convey the coals in the blind shaft, two spiral chutes were installed between the two stops.

In 1975 the field Adolph was taken over by Hansemann 2. On December 31, 1977, production in shaft 6 was stopped. The coal mined in this construction site was conveyed underground to shaft 2 and there after several days. In the same year, a 3.3 km ² section of the field was transferred to the Haus Aden colliery, which means that the rights to the field were now 48.7 km ² . After the restructuring of the RAG, the Zeche Minister Achenbach became part of the Bergbau AG Westfalen on January 1st, 1977. In 1978 the 5th level became the main lift level. In the same year, a joint plant management team was formed with the Waltrop mine. In 1978, the Waltrop colliery was shut down, thereby 3 was the shaft of the mine Waltrop , in the Waltroper sewage farms located it. The shaft, however, was not penetrable with the pit field of the Minister Achenbach colliery. From mid-March of 1981, a 600 meter long was on the mine Flözstrecke in anchor technology ascended. This was the first time that a seam section was created using this technique in the eastern Ruhr area. On February 10, 1982, there was a break in a longwall face , killing three miners. In 1983 work began on digging the weather shaft 7 deeper. On May 11th of the same year the cage of a blind shaft crashed, killing three miners. The shaft was sunk up to the 5th level to a depth of 1000 meters. In order to open up the east field Ickern further, a straightening route was started on the 5th level to the east. To explore the deposit , a 150-meter-long rock mountain was excavated into the Zollverein 5 seam with a cutting machine . During the Drift excavation of the base line was a strong after 120 meters disturbance area catered to this fault zone was about 100 meters long. For this reason, the further driving of the route was ended. In 1984 the 4th level was set in shaft 7 at a depth of 808 meters (-733 m above sea level) and in the same year the shaft was penetrated at 990 meters with the 5th level. In the following year, the production in shaft 4 was lowered down to the 5th level. In 1986 the excavation of the 7th level began, for this purpose a band mountain was created.

The last few years until the shutdown

Colani-UFO on the site of the former shaft 4 of the Minister Achenbach colliery

In 1987 the production at the mine was reduced from 10,000 tons to 7,500 tons per day. In May 1988, dismantling in the Ickern construction site was stopped. In the same year, work began on aligning the future core construction area between the 5th and 6th level . In order to supply the 7th level with material, a 1000 meter long rock section with an incline of 12 gons was excavated. In November of the same year, mining in the east field was stopped. During the same period, a fork in the route was created at the end of the rock section. Material station 2 should be created in this area. After the abandonment of the eastern field, shafts 3, 4, 5 and 6 were no longer needed; these shafts were filled from the end of the year . In 1990 the Ickern 4 shaft was filled. By mid-1992 the mine had exhausted its reserves. The last shift drove to “Minister Achenbach” on June 30, 1992. After the colliery closed on June 30th, the Achenbach 1, 2 and 7 shafts and the Ickern 3 shaft were filled. With a few exceptions, the daytime facilities were demolished in 1993 and 1994.

Promotion and workforce

The first known extraction and workforce figures come from 1900, at that time 221 miners were employed in the mine who produced 1173 tons of hard coal . In 1904 the production was already 346,000 tons of hard coal. In 1905 the production was already 445,962 tons of hard coal, the workforce was 1868 employees. In 1910 the number of employees was 2532, the production amounted to 720,079 tons of hard coal. In 1913, 913,000 tons of hard coal were mined and the number of employees was 2,660. In 1915, 709,000 tons of hard coal were mined, the number of employees was 2105. In 1920 the number of employees was 2843, the production amounted to 561,071 tons of hard coal. In 1925 the production exceeded one million tons. 1,238,055 tons of hard coal were mined, the number of employees was 4389. Among other things, the photographer and local history researcher Justus Pabst was a correspondent at the Zeche Minister Achenbach in Lünen-Brambauer from 1903 to 1945, where he was primarily responsible for the French correspondence.

In 1929 the highest production was achieved before the outbreak of the global economic crisis, it was 1,700,000 tons of hard coal. In 1930 the production sank to 1,340,302 tons of hard coal, the number of employees amounted to 4612 employees. In 1935 the production sank again to 1,205,723 tons of hard coal, the workforce was 2875 employees. In 1940 the production increased again. It was 1,882,686 tons of hard coal, the workforce was 4463 employees. In 1945 the production sank below the one million tons limit to 705,000 tons, there were still 3875 employees on the mine. In 1950 the production was again above the one million tons limit. This year it was 1,670,756 tons of hard coal, the workforce was 5652 employees. In 1955, 1,791,517 tons of hard coal were mined and the workforce was 6615. This was the highest number of employees in the mine. In 1960 the production was 1,690,000 tonnes of hard coal, the workforce was 6045 employees. In 1965, 1,667,960 tons of hard coal were mined, the workforce was 4827 employees. In 1970, a production of 1,222,634 tons of hard coal was achieved, the workforce was 2892 employees.

In 1975, production from the mine exceeded the two million ton mark for the first time. This year 2,590,000 tons of hard coal were mined, the workforce was 4635 employees. In 1982 the mine reached its maximum output. This year, 2,745,029 tonnes of hard coal were mined, the workforce was 4772 employees. In 1985 the workforce was 4688, the production amounted to 2,206,554 tons of hard coal. In 1990 production fell below the two million ton mark again. This year 1,869,163 tons of hard coal were mined, the workforce was 3103 employees. In 1991, 2523 miners were still employed at the mine; 1,891,347 tons of hard coal were extracted. The last known mining figures from the Minister Achenbach colliery come from 1992, when 1,129,546 tons of hard coal were mined that year.

Current condition

After the mine was closed, the 50- hectare site was only fallow for a short time. The renovation of the industrial and commercial area Achenbach I / II began as early as 1993. The Lüntec technology center was built on the site of shaft 4 in 1995, including the former administration and warehouse buildings from 1922. The landmark of the plant is the Colani egg , built according to an idea sketch by Luigi Colani on the former headframe.

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 aw ax ay az} 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 .
2. ↑ ^{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} Peter Voss: The mines in the Unna district. Picture chronicle of the mines Freiberg, Caroline, Massener Tiefbau, Alter Hellweg, Königsborn, Monopol, Haus Aden, Prussia, Victoria, Minister Achenbach, Hermann, Werne, Stollen- und Kleinzechen . Regio-Verlag, Werne 1995, ISBN 3-929158-05-1 .
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Zeche Minister Achenbach; Underground . In: Correctum Verlag. (Ed.): StadtMagazin Lünen, No. 59, Druckerei Schmitt (Lünen), Lünen June 2011, pp. 20–21
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t} 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 .
5. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} Gerhard Gebhardt: Ruhr mining. History, structure and interdependence of its societies and organizations. Verlag Glückauf GmbH, Essen 1957
6. ↑ ^{a b} Joachim Huske: The hard coal mining in the Ruhr area from its beginnings to the year 2000. 2nd edition. Regio-Verlag Peter Voß, Werne 2001, ISBN 3-929158-12-4 .
7. ↑ ^{a b} Werner Veith: Verbundgesenk Achenbach-Ickern; On-time completion . In: Deilmann-Haniel GmbH. (Ed.): Our company, company magazine for the companies of the Deilmann-Haniel Group. No. 13, printed by A. Heilendorn (Bentheim), Dortmund-Kurl January 1974, pp. 12-13
8. ^ Hans Kilmer: Anchor route drift on the Minister Achenbach mine. In: Deilmann-Haniel GmbH. (Ed.): Our company, company magazine for the companies of the Deilmann-Haniel Group. No. 31, Druck Lensingdruck (Dortmund), Dortmund-Kurl August 1982, pp. 10-14
9. ↑ Short messages from the areas; TSM Minister Achenbach . In: Deilmann-Haniel GmbH. (Ed.): Our company, company magazine for the companies of the Deilmann-Haniel Group. No. 35, printed by A. Heilendorn (Bentheim), Dortmund-Kurl December 1983, p. 4
10. ^ ^{A b} Hans Kilmer: Anchor route drift on the Minister Achenbach mine. In: Deilmann-Haniel GmbH. (Ed.): Our company, company magazine for the companies of the Deilmann-Haniel Group. No. 56, Druck Lensingdruck (Dortmund), Dortmund-Kurl December 1990, pp. 18-19
11. ↑ From the Pütt to the Modern Age; Commercial and industrial area Achenbach I / II . In: Correctum Verlag. (Ed.): StadtMagazin Lünen, No. 61, Druckerei Schmitt (Lünen), Lünen October 2011, p. 15
12. ↑ Structural change in the countryside . In: Correctum Verlag. (Ed.): StadtMagazin Lünen, No. 58, Druckerei Schmitt (Lünen), Lünen April 2011, p. 5

Web links

Commons : Zeche Minister Achenbach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Pictures of the former plants
• Photos of the individual pits during operation until 1992 and historical photos of the various pits, as well as figures, data and facts on the history of the mine
• Official website for the LÜNTEC center
• Description of this sight on the route of industrial culturehttp: //vorlage.rik.test/~10~11034