Orion colliery
| Orion colliery | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| Funding / year | up to 4458 t | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Employees | up to 23 | ||
| Start of operation | 1956 | ||
| End of operation | 1960 | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Hard coal | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 25 '5.2 " N , 7 ° 18' 8.7" E | ||
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| Location | Vormholz | ||
| local community | Witten | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Ennepe-Ruhr district | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Ruhr area | ||
The Orion colliery was a hard coal mine in the Witten district of Vormholz . The mine was a small mine , it was located on Waldegge Street. This small mine was owned by the Putz & Bruckner company.
Mining history
The mine was put into operation on January 16, 1956. In the same year, 23 miners extracted 4458 tons of hard coal . On February 15, 1957, the mine was closed. On August 1, 1958, the mine changed hands, with Karl Heinz Neef becoming the new owner. On the same day the mine was put back into operation and on December 31 of the same year the mine was taken out of service again. On July 15, 1959, the mine was put back into operation. This year, three miners extracted 553 tons of hard coal. On January 1, 1960, the mine was suspended . On February 1 of the same year, the mine changed hands again, with H. Rautenberg becoming the new owner. On May 15th of the same year the Orion colliery was finally shut down and on July 7th the operation was deregistered by miners.
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 .