Sengsbank colliery

Sengsbank colliery
General information about the mine
other names	Sengstbank colliery Sencksbank colliery
Information about the mining company
Start of operation	1754
End of operation	1831
Funded raw materials
Degradation of	Hard coal
Geographical location
Coordinates	51 ° 21 '38.2 "  N , 7 ° 20' 46.2"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 21 '38.2 "  N , 7 ° 20' 46.2"  E
Location of the Sengsbank colliery
Location	Silschede
local community	Gevelsberg
District ( NUTS3 )	Ennepe-Ruhr district
country	State of North Rhine-Westphalia
Country	Germany
District	Ruhr area

The Sengsbank colliery in Gevelsberg-Silschede is a former hard coal mine . The mine was also known under the names Zeche Sengstbank and Zeche Sencksbank . According to Niemeyer's map, the mine was located north of today's Schwelmer Strasse.

Mining history

A length field was awarded on February 7, 1749 . In the years 1754 and 1755 the mine was in operation under the name Zeche Sencksbank. According to the records of the Office weather was Küper to Asbeck trades of the mine. For cost reasons, the trade had not hired a shift supervisor. From 1787, the mine was entered on the Niemeyer's map. In February 1829 the mine was put back into operation. A place was driven to the east. In 1830 the Wilhelm shaft was mined . That year a production of 3566 bushels was achieved, but the coals were of poor quality. In October 1831 the Sengsbank colliery was closed.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} 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. ^ Gustav Adolf Wüstenfeld: Schlebuscher Revier Bergbau in Wetter. Gustav Adolf Wüstenfeld-Verlag, Wetter-Wengern 1983, ISBN 3-922014-05-4 .