Siegfried Colliery
| Siegfried Colliery | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
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| Funding / year | up to approx. 4,800 t | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Employees | approx. 25 | ||
| Start of operation | 1957 | ||
| End of operation | 1966 | ||
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| Degradation of | Hard coal | ||
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 26 '25.3 " N , 7 ° 23' 18.5" E | ||
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| Location | Anne | ||
| local community | Witten | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Ennepe-Ruhr district | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Ruhr area | ||
The Siegfried colliery was a hard coal mine in the Witten district of Annen and was one of the last small mines in the Ruhr area .
Mining history
The colliery was founded on June 1, 1957 in order to mine near-surface residual coal reserves in the lean coal seams in the mine field of the United Siegfried colliery . In its first year, a 125 m long was adit into the mountain ahead . The tunnel mouth hole was not far from Herdecker Str. At today's Annen outdoor pool .
The Siegfried small mine reached its highest annual production in 1961 with 26 employees and 4,836 tons .
The mine was closed on November 30, 1966.
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 .