Prince Wilhelm colliery

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Prince Wilhelm colliery
General information about the mine
Funding / year Max. 55,368 t
Information about the mining company
Employees up to 177
Start of operation 1854
End of operation 1903
Funded raw materials
Degradation of Hard coal
Geographical location
Coordinates 51 ° 23 '59.4 "  N , 7 ° 5' 12.2"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 23 '59.4 "  N , 7 ° 5' 12.2"  E
Zeche Prinz Wilhelm (Regional Association Ruhr)
Prince Wilhelm colliery
Location Prince Wilhelm colliery
Location Copper twist byfang
local community eat
Independent city ( NUTS3 ) eat
country State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany
District Ruhr area

The Prinz Wilhelm colliery in Essen - Kupferdreh - Byfang is a former hard coal mine . In the area where the mine was located, the 18th century has been since the beginning mined . The tunnel mines operated there were given up over the years. The Zeche Prinz Wilhelm was one of the founding members of the Association for Mining Interests .

history

The first years

At the beginning of the 18th century, tunnel construction was already under way. In 1846 several mine owners in the Essen-Kupferdreh area planned to switch to civil engineering . In the same year, the sinking work for a seigeren shaft began. The shaft was today's roads Nöcker Leite / Kupferdreher road in the area north recognized . After the devil work had been done for a while, it was deferred . On June 5 of 1850 which was square field Prince William awarded . On November 12th of the year 1852 the length fields Catharina on the Servemannsfelde, Neuglück, Pieperbecke and the Geviertfeld Prinz Wilhelm were consolidated to the Zeche Prinz Wilhelm . The underground construction shaft was named Schacht Carl. The sinking work was resumed in the same year. Further alignment has also begun. In agreement with the neighboring mines, the first level 58 puddles should be driven below the tunnel floor . At a depth of 8 3/8 laughs, the breakthrough took place with the day tunnel. At that time the mine was part of the Hinsbeck-Byfang mining area . In 1853 the alignment of the mine building was continued. In 1854, the weather bed was set at a depth of 59 meters . The sole was 16 Lachter saiger below the Neuglücker Stollnsohle. Funding started in the same year . Since the Prinz-Wilhelm-Bahn was not yet completed, the coal mined was conveyed via the conveying cross passage. They were then transported over days from the tunnel mouth hole to the coal storage facility on the Ruhr . At that time the mine was part of the Essen Mining Authority.

The other years

In 1855, the midsole was added at a depth of 97 meters. The sinking work should be continued up to the first underground level. It was planned to have the same number of floors excavated as at the United Henriette colliery . The installation of a new dewatering machine was planned so that the strong water inflows could be pumped out . The devil work was initially interrupted at a depth of 67 laughs. They should not be continued until the dewatering machine has been installed. On January 10, 1856, Pieperbecke was granted the right to do so . In the course of the year, the alignment and fixture work on the mine was swiftly continued. Alignment work continued without any problems in the following year. In 1858 the second level was set as the first underground level in the Carl shaft at a depth. In addition, this year the bottom of the swamp was set at a depth of 145 meters . In addition, the construction of an 86-  inch , direct-acting, drainage machine was started. The machine was fully installed in the following year. On January 21 of this year, coal leaked during mining. Two miners were killed here. In the same year it was found that the Schöne Jungfer and Dickebank seams were a single seam. Since the Schöne Jungfer seam section was under great pressure , it had to be dismantled quickly. On December 24th of the same year, two miners fell into the shaft and died.

In 1861, the alignment crosscut, driven east of the main crosscut, reached the Dreifussbank seam with a length of 10¼ Lachtern. The Fernambuck and Bänksgen seams were approached with a further cross passage behind a mountain fault, the seams here were unusable for a length of 36 banks. At that time, the mine was part of the Altendorf mining area . In 1863, the cross-passages from Flöz Bänksgen to Flöz Schöne Jungfer were driven on on the 65-Lachter level. In addition, the cross passage to the Fernambuck seam and the cross passage from the Dreifussbank seam to the 1¾foot bank seam were driven further. In 1871, the sinking work on the Carl shaft was resumed and the shaft was sunk deeper. The third level was set at a depth of 229 meters. The sinking work was continued from 1875. In 1877 the fourth level was set at a depth of 312 meters. In 1881 the Carl and Wilhelm shafts were in production. In 1887, the fifth level was set at a depth of 407 meters. In 1890, the rights covered a length field, plus the two lease fields Vereinigung and Stuputh.

The last few years

In 1892 the Carl shaft reached a depth of 510 meters. In the following year, the sixth level was set at a depth of 510 meters. In 1895 operations were severely restricted. On March 11 of the following year, the Carl shaft collapsed . In the same year, the Prinz Wilhelm colliery was acquired by the Steingatt colliery and the Carl mine closed. The coal mined in the Prinz Wilhelm construction site was conveyed underground to the Laura mine of the Steingatt colliery . There the coals were then transported to the surface in the Laura shaft. In 1900, mining began again for a short period in the Prinz Wilhelm shaft. In 1903 the Prinz Wilhelm colliery was finally shut down. In 1920 the mine was reopened under the name Zeche Prinz Wilhelm-Steingatt after merging with the Steingatt colliery.

Promotion and workforce

The first production workforce figures come from the year 1858, there were 137 employees on the mine who achieved a production of 448,850  bushels of hard coal . In 1860, 206,960 Prussian tons of hard coal were mined, the workforce was 141 employees. In 1861, 136 employees produced 193,365 Prussian tons of hard coal. In 1863 a production of 162,910 Prussian tons was achieved. The workforce this year was 127 employees. In 1865 the production sank to 185,085 Prussian tons of hard coal, the workforce sank to 113 employees. In 1870, 116 employees produced 34,303 tonnes of hard coal. In 1875, 46,769 tons of hard coal were extracted, with 168 employees. In 1881, a total of 55,324 tons of hard coal were mined with 164 employees. The maximum production of the mine was achieved in 1885, with 152 employees a production of 55,368 tons was produced. In 1890, 48,961 tons of hard coal were mined, the workforce was 177 employees. The last known production and workforce figures for the mine are from 1895, with 13 miners 1950 tons of hard coal were mined.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p 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. ^ Gerhard Gebhardt: Ruhr mining. History, structure and interdependence of its societies and organizations. Verlag Glückauf GmbH, Essen 1957.
  3. ^ 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 .
  4. ^ 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 .
  5. ↑ a b R. v. Carnall (Hrsg.): Journal for the mountain, hut and saltworks in the Prussian state. First volume, published by Wilhelm Hertz , Berlin 1854.
  6. ↑ R. v. Carnall (Hrsg.): Journal for the mountain, hut and saltworks in the Prussian state. Second volume, published by Wilhelm Hertz , Berlin 1855.
  7. ↑ a b R. v. Carnall (Hrsg.): Journal for the mountain, hut and saltworks in the Prussian state. Third volume, published by Wilhelm Hertz , Berlin 1856
  8. ↑ a b c R. v. Carnall (Hrsg.): Journal for the mountain, hut and saltworks in the Prussian state. Fourth volume, published by Wilhelm Hertz , Berlin 1857
  9. ↑ a b c R. v. Carnall (Hrsg.): Journal for the mountain, hut and saltworks in the Prussian state. Fifth volume, published by Wilhelm Hertz , Berlin 1858.
  10. ↑ a b Ministry of Commerce and Industry (ed.): Journal for the mountain, huts and saltworks in the Prussian state. Eighth volume, published by the royal and secret Ober-Hofdruckerei (R. Decker), Berlin 1860.
  11. ↑ a b 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.
  12. ↑ a b Ministry of Commerce and Industry (ed.): Journal for the mountain, huts and saltworks in the Prussian state. Twelfth volume, published by the royal and secret Ober-Hofdruckerei (R. Decker), Berlin 1864
  13. ↑ Ministry of Commerce and Industry (ed.): Journal for the mountain, huts and saltworks in the Prussian state. Ninth volume, publishing house of the royal secret Ober-Hofdruckerei (R. Decker), Berlin 1861
  14. ↑ 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

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