Röttgersbank colliery
Röttgersbank colliery | |||
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General information about the mine | |||
Mining technology | Underground mining | ||
Funding / year | Max. 3688 t | ||
Information about the mining company | |||
Employees | up to 12 | ||
Start of operation | 1803 | ||
End of operation | 1808 | ||
Successor use | United Salzer & Neuack colliery | ||
Funded raw materials | |||
Degradation of | Hard coal | ||
Geographical location | |||
Coordinates | 51 ° 26 '57.7 " N , 6 ° 59' 6.6" E | ||
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Location | Altendorf | ||
local community | eat | ||
Independent city ( NUTS3 ) | eat | ||
country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
Country | Germany | ||
District | Ruhr area |
The Röttgersbank colliery is a former hard coal mine in Essen-Altendorf . The mine has a mining history of over 50 years.
Mining history
In 1749 it was loaned to Philipp Lange & Consorten. The mining law union was founded under the name of the Salzer union. The mining should take place in a field between the two mines Schölerpad and Herrenbank in the seam Röttgersbank. In 1757 the monastery asked the trades to start work. In 1776 the mine was only mentioned in the documents. The first dismantling work was recorded in 1803. There were eight shafts . That year twelve miners were employed at the mine. The first production figures are known from the month of October, there were 5,187 ringed coal promoted. In 1804 a steam engine was operated on a trial basis. In 1805, 3688 tons of hard coal were extracted. In 1808, the Röttgersbank colliery was shut down by decision of the mining authority . The shafts were filled . The legitimate one was assigned to the United Salzer & Neuack colliery.
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 .
Web links
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Röttgersbank colliery (accessed on April 11, 2013)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Historical map around 1840 (accessed on April 11, 2013)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Map of the situation around 2000 (accessed on April 11, 2013)