Rudolph colliery (Essen)

Rudolph colliery
	General information about the mine
other names	United Rudolph colliery
Funding / year	Max. 49,296 t
	Information about the mining company
Employees	up to 112
Start of operation	1830
End of operation	1966
	Funded raw materials
Degradation of	Hard coal
	Geographical location
Coordinates	51 ° 21 '59 " N , 6 ° 57' 46.4" E Coordinates: 51 ° 21 '59 " N , 6 ° 57' 46.4" E
	Location Rudolph colliery
Location	Kettwig-Oefte
local community	eat
Independent city ( NUTS3 )	eat
country	State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Country	Germany
District	Ruhr area

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The Rudolph colliery was a former coal mine in Essen-Kettwig -Oefte. The mine has a history of over 130 years. The mine was shut down and reopened several times during its operating time. The mine resulted from the consolidation of two previously independent mines.

history

Early mining

Already before 1830 hard coal was extracted in the tunnel construction above the tunnel floor . The tunnel mouth hole was located in the Ruhr area near today's Haus Oefte . Around the year 1831 was Schacht for the promotion of the mined coal used. During the same year the mine was in deadlines set. On March 27th the Rudolph colliery consolidated with the Catharina Wilhelmina colliery to form the United Rudolph colliery . The authorized person now comprised three square fields . In 1872 the mine was put back into operation. At this point in time, the deposit above the tunnel floor had already been mined. It has begun a tonnlägigen shaft to sink . In 1875 the shaft reached a depth of 50 meters. The building base was at this depth. In 1878 the mine was closed again. In 1886 the trades planned to build a new civil engineering . Since not enough capital could be raised, the plan was not implemented. In 1893 a new tunnel was put into operation, but no coal was mined. The mine was closed again the following year. Towards the end of 1898 the mine was put back into operation. Two miners were employed that year .

In 1899 the transition to civil engineering began. For this purpose, sinking work for a shaft was started on the southern bank of the Ruhr . The shaft was named Schacht Wilhelm. The shaft was today's street in west Heidhausen Zum Timpen set . At this point in time, the authorized person comprised four square fields. The workforce had meanwhile grown to 46 employees. In 1900, two cross passages were driven on the 90 meter level . One cross passage was driven 300 meters to the north, the other 300 meters to the south. In the same year sinking work was resumed and the shaft was sunk deeper. The Sutan fault was approached at a depth of 100 meters. On January 9 of the following year, the mine owners filed for bankruptcy and the mine was shut down. In 1925 and 1926, tunnel construction was carried out again. The tunnel was 100 meters away from the Scheuner Hof. This tunnel construction was unsuccessful.

Re-commissioning

In 1948 the mine was reopened under the name Zeche Rudolf . The mine was initially operated as a small mine on Laupendahler Strasse. This small mine was first owned by M. Knab. At this point in time, the authorized person comprised four square fields. In January of the following year, operations were stopped again. On April 9, 1951, a Mr. Albrecht took over the mine, later the Rudolph GmbH took over the mine. At the same time as the change of ownership, the mine was put back into operation. In 1953 the mine was renamed to Zeche Rudolph. In 1957, the mine already had three weather shafts and one extraction shaft. The bottom was at a depth of 60 meters. On May 20, 1966, the Rudolph colliery was shut down.

The former machine house of the Rudolph colliery

Promotion and workforce

In 1951, 66 employees produced around 5000 tons of hard coal. In 1955, 38,139 tons of hard coal were mined, and the workforce in that year was 82. The maximum production of the mine was achieved in 1957. With 107 employees, 49,296 tons of hard coal were extracted. In 1960, 112 employees produced 30,445 tons of hard coal. The last known production and workforce figures for the mine are from 1965. In that year, 32,314 tonnes of hard coal were mined with 87 employees.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 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 Karlheinz Rabas, Karl Albert Rubacht: Mining history atlas for the city of Essen. 1st edition, Regio Verlag, Werne 2008, ISBN 978-3-929158-22-9 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Wilhelm Hermann, Gertrude Hermann: The old collieries on the Ruhr. 4th edition, Verlag Karl Robert Langewiesche, successor Hans Köster KG, Königstein i. Taunus 1994, ISBN 3-7845-6992-7 .

Web links

Early mining on the Ruhr: Zeche Rudolph / Ver. Rudolf (accessed April 25, 2013)
Early mining on the Ruhr: Historical map around 1840 (accessed April 25, 2013)
Early mining on the Ruhr: Map of the situation around 2000 (accessed April 25, 2013)

[Quelle_1-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h 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 .

[Quelle_2-2] A ^b ^c ^d Karlheinz Rabas, Karl Albert Rubacht: Mining history atlas for the city of Essen. 1st edition, Regio Verlag, Werne 2008, ISBN 978-3-929158-22-9 .

[Quelle_3-3] Wilhelm Hermann, Gertrude Hermann: The old collieries on the Ruhr. 4th edition, Verlag Karl Robert Langewiesche, successor Hans Köster KG, Königstein i. Taunus 1994, ISBN 3-7845-6992-7 .