Thorenbank colliery
| Thorenbank colliery | |
|---|---|
| General information about the mine | |
| Mining technology | Underground mining |
| Information about the mining company | |
| Start of operation | 1753 |
| End of operation | 1798 |
| Successor use | Neuglück colliery |
| Funded raw materials | |
| Degradation of | Hard coal |
| Geographical location | |
| Coordinates | |
| Location | Dumberg |
| local community | Hattingen |
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Ennepe-Ruhr district |
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Country | Germany |
| District | Ruhr area |
The Thorenbank colliery is a former hard coal mine in Hattingen in the Dumberg district . The mine was already in operation in 1753.
Mining history
On March 3, 1753, a length field was awarded . In the years 1754 to 1755 the mine was on time , but was put back into operation from 1756. A survey took place in 1763. In 1775 the colliery was mentioned in the documents. In 1796 the area around shaft 2 was mined . Since the mine had no sliding path, it was shut down in February 1798. In 1898 the Thorenbank colliery consolidated into the Neuglück colliery .
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 .