Theodora colliery
| Theodora colliery | |
|---|---|
| General information about the mine | |
| other names | Theodore colliery Theodor colliery at Hohenstein |
| Mining technology | Underground mining |
| Funding / year | up to 4282 t |
| Information about the mining company | |
| Start of operation | 1841 |
| End of operation | 1852 |
| Successor use | Timmerbeil colliery civil engineering |
| Funded raw materials | |
| Degradation of | Hard coal |
| Geographical location | |
| Coordinates | |
| Location | Hohenstein |
| local community | Witten |
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Ennepe-Ruhr district |
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
| District | Ruhr area |
The Theodora colliery in Witten- Hohenstein is a former hard coal mine . The mine was also known under the name Zeche Theodoragericht Witten . Other names for the mine were Zeche Theodore and Zeche Theodor am Hohenstein .
history
The beginnings
On October 14 of the year 1766 which was presumption inserted by Caspar dog Eicker. Caspar Hundicker expected a coal bank going north of the Ruhr and coveted a mine field the size of a treasure trove and 20 dimensions . On July 6 of the following year, the mountain jury Spoerer was commissioned by the mining authorities to inspect the site. The inspection by the mountain jury Spoerer took place on March 15, 1768. According to the Spoerer protocol, if the tunnel were to be excavated in an easterly direction , it would reach a working height of 300 feet . However, the Hundicker trade only intended to carry out trial work in the mine field at first. Since the debit was bad at that time, Hundicker wanted to apply for a dismantling permit later.
The other years
From the year 1768 experimental work was carried out for several years in the area of today's Borbeck house. On November 3, 1769, the application of the Hundicker trade for an extension of the experimental work was granted. The mining authority demanded that Hundicker pay the legal fees . The experimental work continued until 1771. On March 1 of the same year, Johann Peter Mercklinghaus and Theodora Hundicker, the youngest daughter of Johann Caspar Hundicker, were noted in the documents as trades . Both trades had 64 kuxe each . At this point in time, no mortgage had been granted, and no survey had been applied for. On May 18 of the year 1829 was a length field for the reduction in seam Geitling awarded . In September 1841, day-to-day dismantling of the Timmerbeil colliery began. In November of the same year this coal pillar was already dismantled and the mine was closed. In March 1849 the mine was put back into operation. Then three tunnels were set up. The mine was then in operation for a few years. In the 4th quarter of 1852 the mine was closed again. On September 20 of 1856 consolidated the bill Theodora with the mines Timmerbeil and knapsack to Timmerbeil civil engineering bill .
Promotion and workforce
The first production figures come from the year 1841, 3180 bushels of hard coal were produced . In 1850, 2309 tons of hard coal were mined. In 1852 the production was 4282 tons of hard coal. These are also the last known figures for the mine.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f 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 c d Thomas Schilp (ed.), Wilfried Reininghaus, Joachim Huske: Das Muth-, Verleih-, and Confirmation Book 1770 - 1773. A source on the early history of Ruhr mining, Wittnaack Verlag, Dortmund 1993, ISBN 3-9802117-9 -7 .
Remarks
- ↑ The term coal bank is the name for the coal-bearing part of a coal seam . (Source: Carl Friedrich Alexander Hartmann: Vademecum for the practical miner. )
- ↑ The term debit is the old name for coal sales. (Source: Joachim Huske: Die Steinkohlenzechen in the Ruhr area. Data and facts from the beginning to 2005. )
- ↑ As a day drive is known in mining a söhlig or inclined track , the below to above days ascended was. In rare cases, day drives are also driven from above to below ground. (Source: Tilo Cramm, Joachim Huske: Miners' language in the Ruhr area. )