United Sky Crown Colliery
| United Sky Crown Colliery | |||
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| General information about the mine | |||
| other names | United Himmelscrone colliery United Himmelscroner Erbstollen colliery United Himmelskroner Erbstollen colliery United Himmelscroner Erbstollen colliery |
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| Funding / year | Max. 10,572 pr t | ||
| Information about the mining company | |||
| Employees | Max. 16 | ||
| Start of operation | 1854 | ||
| End of operation | 1862 | ||
| Successor use | Victoria colliery | ||
| Funded raw materials | |||
| Degradation of | Hard coal | ||
| Geographical location | |||
| Coordinates | 51 ° 23 '4 " N , 7 ° 6' 50.4" E | ||
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| Location | Niederbonsfeld | ||
| local community | Hattingen | ||
| District ( NUTS3 ) | Ennepe-Ruhr district | ||
| country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| District | Ruhr area | ||
The United Himmelskrone colliery on the border between Hattingen- Niederbonsfeld and Essen- Byfang is a former hard coal mine . The colliery was also known under the name Zeche Vereinigte Himmelscrone , Zeche Vereinigte Himmelscroner Erbstollen , Zeche Vereinigte Himmelskroner Erbstollen or Zeche Vereinigte Himmelskrone & Erbstollen and arose from the consolidation of several independent mines.
Mining history
In 1854 the collieries Himmelscrone and Siegeswagen consolidated with the muted Himmelskroner Erbstollen. During the consolidation, the rights entitled comprised two pit fields with 13 seams . Dismantling began in the second half of the same year . On December 11, 1855, the right to inherit a tunnel was granted . In 1856, the tunnel has been in operation over the studs should the seams of coal mine loyalty friendship solved are. At that time the mine belonged to the Essen Mining Authority. There is evidence that the mine was in operation in 1857. The following year was Erbstollen further ascended . The driveway served to solve the colliery Loyalty Friendship. In 1859 the mine was connected to the Prinz Wilhelm Bahn. The loading platforms of the colliery were located directly next to the loading platforms of the Nachtigall colliery. In 1860 nine miners were employed at the colliery. In 1861, 16 miners extracted 10,572 Prussian tonnes of hard coal . In 1862 the United Himmelskrone colliery was closed. In 1864 the United Himmelskrone colliery was merged with the Victoria colliery .
Crown of Heaven
Little is reported about the Himmelscrone colliery in Hattingen Niederbonsfeld. On May 3rd, 1846, a length field was awarded. The mine was put into operation in September 1847. In the same year a tunnel was set up and cross-cut. The tunnel mouth hole was located west of Balkhausen am Deilbach. In 1854 it was consolidated into the United Himmelskrone colliery.
Victory car
Very little is reported about the Siegeswagen colliery in Essen-Kupferdreh. A length field was awarded on February 15, 1830. The Längenfeld was located between today's coal road and Möllershus. It is not known whether the mine was in operation. In 1854 it was consolidated into the United Himmelskrone colliery.
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 c d Karlheinz Rabas, Karl Albert Rubacht: Mining history atlas for the city of Essen . 1st edition, Regio Verlag, Werne 2008, ISBN 978-3-929158-22-9 .
- ↑ R. v. Carnall (Hrsg.): Journal for the mountain, hut and saltworks in the Prussian state. Fifth volume, published by Wilhelm Hertz , Berlin 1858.
Web links
- The early mining on the Ruhr - Himmelscroner Erbstollen
- Early mining on the Ruhr - Himmelscroner Erbstollen colliery
- Early mining on the Ruhr: historical map around 1840 (accessed April 2, 2011)
- Early mining on the Ruhr: Map of the situation around 2000 (accessed on April 2, 2011)