Schmachtenberg colliery

Schmachtenberg colliery
General information about the mine
Funding / year	up to 4058 pr t
Information about the mining company
Employees	up to 8
Start of operation	1748
End of operation	1855
Successor use	Colliery pulpit
Funded raw materials
Degradation of	Hard coal
Geographical location
Coordinates	51 ° 22 '13.8 "  N , 6 ° 56' 58.6"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 22 '13.8 "  N , 6 ° 56' 58.6"  E
Location Schmachtenberg colliery
Location	Kettwig
local community	eat
Independent city ( NUTS3 )	eat
country	State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Country	Germany
District	Ruhr area

The Schmachtenberg colliery in Essen-Kettwig is a former hard coal mine . The mine was located in the area of ​​today's Berchemer Weg.

Mining history

In 1748 the concession was granted by the Abbot of Werden . Presumably the mine went into operation afterwards. In 1790 there was another concession to Schmachtenberg, Hinnighoff et Consorten. The mine was in operation in 1802, 30 ringlets of hard coal were extracted every day . From 1804 the mine was out of operation for several years. In 1833 a new recommendation was made for deeper mining . The mine was then put back into operation. A length field was awarded on July 24, 1838 . On March 24, 1855 , the Schmachtenberg colliery consolidated with further mines to form the Kanzel colliery .

Promotion and workforce

In 1834 the mine employed five miners who produced 11,813 bushels of hard coal. In 1836, 3605 Prussian tons of hard coal were mined. In 1838 eight miners were employed at the mine. In 1840 a production of 3,046 ½ tons of Prussian hard coal was provided. The last known production figures of the mine come from the year 1842, 4058 Prussian tons of hard coal were produced.

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 .