Sperberg colliery
| Sperberg colliery | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| other names | Sperbanck colliery Sperber colliery |
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| Funding / year | up to approx. 3866 t | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Employees | up to approx. 6 | ||
| Start of operation | 1737 | ||
| End of operation | 1815 | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Hard coal | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 22 '6.1 " N , 7 ° 15' 42.1" E | ||
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| Location | Niedersprockhövel | ||
| local community | Sprockhövel | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Ennepe-Ruhr district | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Ruhr area | ||
The Sperberg colliery is a former hard coal mine in Sprockhövel -Niedersprockhövel in North Rhine-Westphalia. The mine was also known as Zeche Sperbanck and Zeche Sperber . The mine was located in the Hohe Egge area. The Sperberg colliery was one of 19 Sprockhövel collieries, which were also known as Crone'sches Revier.
history
The beginnings
On December 17, 1722, a pit field was awarded . The main trades were Diedrich Ernst Mahler and Henrich Spännemann. The mine was in operation from 1737. The mine built in the same seam as the neighboring coal mine Sperling from, but on a different wing. The sons of the main Spännemann trade, Heinrich Rudolf Spennemann and Henrich Adam Spännemann, were shift supervisors at the mine. The only workforce is known from the year 1754, the mine was occupied by six miners . From 1769 the mine was called Zeche Sperling & Sperberg . From the year 1783 the mine field was amended by Spennemanns Erbstollen the bill Haber Bank resolved . On July 14 of 1784 the mine was in operation by the head of the Brandenburg district mining office, the Baron von Stein traveled . Vom Stein provided information in his protocol about the condition of the mine and the performance of the miners employed there . In 1796 the Rudolf and Diedrich Ernst shafts were mined. At the same time, the Sperling colliery in the area of the Diedrich Ernst mine was in operation. From this year the mine was part of the Obersteig Hilgenstock traffic area .
The further operation
In 1800 was the bay Moreover luck in promoting . In 1805 the Joel, Regina and Fernerglück pits were in operation. This year, 36,734 were ringed coal promoted. In 1808 the Caroline machine shaft was in operation. The shaft was equipped with a water retention machine that was still controlled by hand. In the following year, 3866 tons of hard coal were mined. In 1810 the Caroline, Heinrich, Friedrich, Petri, Friederica, Ludwig and Lux pits were in operation. In 1815 the Heinrich, Job and Sophia shafts were in operation. From 1817 the Sperberg colliery was no longer mentioned in the documents . On April 11 of 1853 which was Berechtsame from the Mining Authority deleted.
Current condition
Today the notice board of the Caroline machine shaft still reminds of the former Sperberg colliery. The shaft, which was later used by the United Schelle & Haberbank colliery for several years , is now part of the Pleßbachweg .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g 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 Kurt Pfläging: The cradle of Ruhr coal mining. 4th edition. Glückauf Verlag, Essen 1987, ISBN 3-7739-0490-8 .
- ↑ a b c Kurt Pfläging: Stein's journey through coal mining on the Ruhr. 1st edition. Geiger Verlag, Horb am Neckar 1999, ISBN 3-89570-529-2 .
- ↑ a b Association of Mining Historic Sites Ruhrrevier eV, Sprockhövel Working Group (Ed.): The trace of coal - Route 5 . The Pleßbachweg hiking trail through the history of early mining with directions and hiking map. Sprockhövel 2006.
Web links
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Zeche Sperberg (accessed on January 31, 2013)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Historical map around 1840 (accessed on January 31, 2013)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Map of the situation around 2000 (accessed on January 31, 2013)
Remarks
- ↑ The different spelling of the surname, sometimes with " ä " and sometimes with " e ", is due to the time. At that time it was common for the spelling of the surname to change frequently. (Source: Kurt Pfläging: Stein's journey through coal mining on the Ruhr. )