St. Josephus colliery
| St. Josephus colliery | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| other names | St. Joseph colliery Joseph colliery |
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| Funding / year | up to 1402 t | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Employees | up to 17 | ||
| Start of operation | 1824 | ||
| End of operation | 1892 | ||
| Successor use | Blankenburg colliery | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Hard coal | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 24 '36.4 " N , 7 ° 17' 43.7" E | ||
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| Location | Vormholz | ||
| local community | Witten | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Ennepe-Ruhr district | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Ruhr area | ||
The St. Josephus colliery in the Vormholz district of Witten is a former hard coal mine . The mine was also known as the Zeche St. Joseph and Zeche Joseph . According to Niemeyer's map , the mine was located on today's Vormholder Straße in the area west of today's riding hall.
Mining history
The mine was already listed on the Niemeyer's map in 1787. In October 1824, the tunnel in the Waldbachtal was put back into operation. In the same year the Friedrich shaft was sunk . The following year, the shaft Friedrich went into promotion . On January 8, 1826, the two length fields St. Josephus I and St. Josephus II were awarded . In 1830 the Wilhelm and Friedrich shafts were in production. In 1835, the Caroline mine was in production. On February 22nd, 1838, a Längenfeld was awarded as an attachment. In 1840 the Amalie shaft and the Ende shaft were in operation. In 1845 Schacht Ende was in production. On August 31, 1847, the mine was closed.
In 1873 the mine was put back into operation. The tonnlägige shaft Wilhelm was from St. John Erbstollen from aufgewältigt . In addition, the chopping down to the St. Johannes Erbstollen was dealt with. In 1875 the device was still in operation. On June 1st, 1878, the mine was closed again and put back into operation on April 1st, 1890. The mine had meanwhile sunk a new shaft. The shaft was cowardly executed and had a depth of 34 meters. The following year, the mine was out of operation from February to September. On May 15, 1892, the St. Josephus mine was closed for good. In 1906 the mine field was solved by the Laurentius-Erbstollen . In 1911 the mine was taken over by the Blankenburg colliery . In 1928 were Berechtsame St. Josephus I and II Josephus from the mine Clever Bank purchased.
Promotion and workforce
The first known production figures come from the year 1830, when 778 tons of hard coal were extracted. In 1835 1402 tons of hard coal were mined. In 1840, 4874 ⅝ Prussian tons of hard coal were extracted. In 1842, 2,883 Prussian tons of hard coal were mined. The first known workforce figures come from the year 1845, in that year five miners produced 680 tons of hard coal. In 1875, six miners extracted 18 tons of hard coal. In 1876 320 tons of hard coal were mined with 15 employees. In 1890, 15 employees produced 995 tons of hard coal. The last known figures come from the year 1891, with 17 employees 360 tons of hard coal were mined.
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 .
Web links
- Early mining on the Ruhr: St. Josephus colliery (accessed July 1, 2013)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Historical map around 1840 (accessed July 1, 2013)
- Early mining in the Ruhr: Map of the situation around 2000 (accessed July 1, 2013)