Prussian scepter colliery
| Prussian scepter colliery | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| other names | Zeche Prussisch Scepter Zeche Prussisches Scepter Zeche Prussisch Scepter Zeche Prussischer Scepter Zeche Prussische Scepter |
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| Mining technology | Underground mining | ||
| Funding / year | Max. 25,708 t | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Employees | Max. 175 | ||
| Start of operation | 1695 | ||
| End of operation | 1873 | ||
| Successor use | Consolidation to the Brockhauser Tiefbau colliery | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Hard coal | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 25 '57.1 " N , 7 ° 12' 13.5" E | ||
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| Location | hair | ||
| local community | Bochum | ||
| Independent city ( NUTS3 ) | Bochum | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Ruhr area | ||
The Prussian Zepter colliery is a former hard coal mine in Bochum- Haar. The mine was also known under the names Zeche Preußisch Scepter , Zeche Prussisches Scepter , Zeche Preußisch Scepter , Zeche Prussischer Scepter and Zeche Prussische Scepter . The Prussian Zepter colliery was initially a so-called sovereign colliery and only later became private property. The mine was already in operation in the 17th century, at least since 1695, and is one of the oldest collieries in the Bochum area. The Prussian Zepter colliery was one of the founding members of the Association for Mining Interests.
history
The beginnings
First, the 17th century was started towards the end of a tunnel from the diamond Deller Siepen west to ascend . Subsequently, another tunnel was excavated from the Rautendeller Siepen, but in an easterly direction. This second tunnel was driven 586 meters long. As of 1730, it was with the studs at a Auffahrungslänge of 50 Lach Tern on a fault encountered and further excavation was deferred . After that, the mine was in deadlines for a long time . In 1739 the mine was put back into operation and there was irregular extraction from two wings. Some time later the tunnel was filled in by the landlord of Syberg. This measure resulted in a legal dispute that lasted for decades. In 1745 the mine was closed again. In 1754 the mine was put into operation for a short time, after which it was again put into deadlines due to a lack of sales. From June 1, 1755, the now broken tunnel was cleared again . In the course of the 18th century, the mine was in continuous operation, apart from minor interruptions.
The other years
In 1759, mining began east of the Rauterdeller valley, about 1,100 meters above Rauendahlstrasse. There were initially three seams in Verhieb taken. In 1762, a production shaft began to be sunk . The mine was in operation in 1768, and sales difficulties arose in that year as well. The mine was in operation in 1770, and in that year the mine produced yield . In 1772 a tonnage shaft was sunk , this shaft had a shallow depth of 78 meters. In the same year, the coal delivery across the Ruhr began. In 1774 there were three production shafts and one tunnel. Of the three bays of the western bay (bay piers) had initially one seigere depth of 9.4 meters and then a shallow depth of 12.6 meters. The middle shaft had a shallow depth of 29.5 meters and then a shallow depth of 11.3 meters. The mine was in operation from 1777 to 1778. In 1780 a push cart route to the Ruhr was used to transport the coal. In 1781 the mine was still in operation. In 1794 the tunnel had been broken for a long time. For this reason, a new conveyor tunnel was set up. This new tunnel was set 26 meters higher. In the same year a coal storage facility was put into operation on the Ruhr. The mine was in operation in 1796. In 1799, starting from Rauterdeller Siepen, 565 meters to the east and 250 meters to the west were mined. At this time the coal production of the mine fell sharply.
In 1800 the Clement shaft was in operation. In 1808, operations at the mine came to a standstill. In the same year the Prussian scepter colliery was shut down again. The shafts were filled . In 1838 prospecting was carried out, but this work was unsuccessful. In 1852 the mine was sold to private companies. The new mine owners had the St. Mathias Erbstollen mine open up. To this end, the Friedrichsthal shaft at the end of the Rautendeller Siepen was started in 1853. This shaft was sunk together with the Friedrich colliery and received a Malakoff tower . This tower was one of the first Malakow towers built in the Ruhr mining industry. In 1854 the Prussian Zepter colliery was acquired by the Friedrich colliery. In the following year the Friedrichsthal shaft reached the bottom of the St. Mathias Erbstollen. In the same year, a steam winch was set up and with the promotion started. At that time the mine belonged to the Märkisches Bergamts district and there to the jury area Westlich Witten. In 1857 the mine had considerable sales problems, the reason for this was the shallow waterway on the Ruhr .
The last few years
On June 12 of 1858 which was square box Prussian scepter awarded . That year the mine had a significantly lower production. The reason for this was the disrupted sales over the Ruhr . In 1860 a weather shaft was sunk. This shaft was also sunk together with the Friedrich colliery. In 1861, the basic stretch of the valley was driven up to a cross-cutting fault chasm. About day one was Pit Pferdebahn built that should serve as a link between the production well and the brake shaft. In 1865, it prepared the ground on the routes of the wells-south and north wing promotion to operation with pit horses before. At that time the mine belonged to the Dahlhausen mining area. In 1868 a 0.6 km 2 square was awarded. In 1873, the mining above the bottom of the tunnel was almost complete. In the same year the Prussian Zepter colliery consolidated with other collieries to form Brockhauser Tiefbau colliery .
Promotion and workforce
The first known production and workforce figures for the mine date back to 1774; eight miners extracted 10 tons of hard coal per day . This results in an output of 1.25 tons per man and shift. In 1855 38 miners extracted 18,331 Prussian tons of hard coal. In 1857, 32 miners extracted 3,132 tons of hard coal. In 1860, 35 miners were employed in the mine, the output that year sank to 2,859 tonnes of hard coal. In 1865 the production rose to 12,691 tons of hard coal, this production was provided by 47 miners. In 1870 175 miners mined over 13,000 tons of hard coal. The maximum production of the mine was achieved in 1871 with 127 miners. This year 25,708 tons of hard coal were mined. The last production and workforce figures for the mine are from 1873, when 92 miners produced 13,244 tons.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r 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 d Gerhard Gebhardt: Ruhr mining. History, structure and interdependence of its societies and organizations. Verlag Glückauf GmbH, Essen 1957
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 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 .
- ↑ a b Ludwig Herrmann Wilhelm Jacobi : The mining, metallurgy and trade of the government district Arnsberg in statistical representation. Published by Julius Bädeker, Iserlohn 1857.
- ↑ Ministry of Commerce and Industry (ed.): Journal for the mountain, huts and saltworks in the Prussian state. Sixth volume, published by the royal and secret Ober-Hofdruckerei (R. Decker), Berlin 1858
- ↑ Ministry of Commerce and Industry (ed.): Journal for the mountain, huts and saltworks in the Prussian state. Seventh volume, published by the royal and secret Ober-Hofdruckerei (R. Decker), Berlin 1859.
- ↑ Ministry of Commerce and Industry (ed.): Journal for the mountain, huts and saltworks in the Prussian state. Tenth volume, published by the royal and secret Ober-Hofdruckerei (R. Decker), Berlin 1862.
- ↑ Ministry of Commerce and Industry (ed.): Journal for the mountain, huts and saltworks in the Prussian state. Volume fourteenth, published by the royal and secret Ober-Hofdruckerei (R. Decker), Berlin 1866
Web links
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Preußisch Zepter colliery (accessed on November 26, 2012)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Historical map around 1840 (accessed November 26, 2012)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Map of the situation around 2000 (accessed on November 26, 2012)
Remarks
- ↑ A "sovereign colliery" was a mine that was owned by the royal family. Thus the Prussian king was practically the main trade of such a mine. (Source: Kurt Pfläging: Stein's journey through coal mining on the Ruhr. )
- ↑ The direction that runs horizontally across the longitudinal axis of the deposit is referred to as cross-cutting . (Source: Förderverein Rammelsberger Bergbaumuseum Goslar eV (Ed.): Ore mining in Rammelsberg. )