Colliery Der neue Weg & Wilhelm's Erbstollen
Colliery Der neue Weg & Wilhelm's Erbstollen | |||
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General information about the mine | |||
Mining technology | Underground mining | ||
Information about the mining company | |||
Start of operation | 1840 | ||
End of operation | 1876 | ||
Funded raw materials | |||
Degradation of | Hard coal | ||
Geographical location | |||
Coordinates | 51 ° 25 '1.2 " N , 7 ° 9' 10.8" E | ||
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Location | Dahlhausen | ||
local community | Bochum | ||
Independent city ( NUTS3 ) | Bochum | ||
country | State of North Rhine-Westphalia | ||
Country | Germany | ||
District | Ruhr area |
The Zeche Der neue Weg & Wilhelms Erbstollen or Zeche Der neue Weg & Wilhelm's Erbstollen was a coal mine in Dahlhausen . The mine was created through the consolidation of the Der neue Weg colliery with the Wilhelm's Erbstollen colliery . The mine belonged to the Märkisches Bergamts district and there to the jury area Dahlhausen .
The new way
The colliery was also known as "Der neue Weg Erbstollen" colliery . On May 23, 1839 took place ceremony of the length field . From March 1840 a tunnel was set up in the Ruhr valley . In 1844, the tunnel was over the eastern Mine also ascended . From the eastern divide, the tunnel was later called Wilhelm's Erbstollen . In 1847 the tunnel reached a driveway length from the tunnel mouth hole of 368 Lachtern and a crosscut was set. In 1853 the mine went into operation via a tonnage shaft. A joint venture with Wilhelm's Erbstollen was established before 1856 . In 1865, the two entitled parties were finally consolidated .
The new way & Wilhelm's Erbstollen
The mine was also called the Zeche Der neue Weg & Wilhelm's Erbstollen . One year after the establishment of the joint operation of the two still independent mines, Wilhelm's Erbstollen was initially only used by the Johann Friederich colliery . Wilhelm's Erbstollen itself had only a small subsidy. In 1862 the dismantling of the Johann Friedrich colliery was ended and production stopped. From 1865 the colliery Der neue Weg & Wilhelm's Erbstollen was back in operation, and the final consolidation took place in the same year. From 1866 the mine was only called Wilhelm's Erbstollen .
Wilhelm's Erbstollen
The Erbstollen was in Dahlhausen / Oberwinz. On January 23, 1849, the right to inheritance was granted , as the gallery was about 5.3 meters deeper than the St. Mathias Erbstollen . In 1854 the colliery was allocated a seam from the St. Mathias Erbstollen and went into operation. In 1855, 41 miners extracted 15,847 Prussian tons of hard coal . The joint venture with Wilhelm's Erbstollen was established before 1856, and in 1865 both authorized persons were consolidated. From 1866 the mine was only called Zeche Wilhelm's Erbstollen . The mine was in operation from 1866 to 1876, after which it was no longer mentioned in the colliery chronicle.
Promotion and workforce
The first production figures for the mine come from 1867, one year after the name was changed to Wilhelm's Erbstollen . 88,210 bushels , that is 4,410 tons, of hard coal were mined. In 1870, 16 miners extracted 3,418 tons of hard coal. In 1873 production increased slightly to 3,729 tons, this production was provided with 25 miners. In 1875, eight miners extracted 1,644 tons of hard coal. These are the last known production and workforce figures for the mine.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d 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 Ludwig Herrmann Wilhelm Jacobi : The mining, metallurgy and trade of the government district Arnsberg in statistical representation. Published by Julius Bädeker, Iserlohn 1857. Online .
- ^ The early mining on the Ruhr: Zeche Der neue Weg Erbstollen (last accessed on November 5, 2012).
- ^ The early mining on the Ruhr: Zeche Wilhelms Erbstollen (last accessed on November 5, 2012).
Web links
- Historical map around 1840 (last accessed on November 5, 2012)