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Theresia Mine Tunnel

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Theresia Mine Tunnel

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Location: Morshausen, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Hunsbuckel 🇺🇦

December 17, 2019

One of the many mine tunnels in the Hunsrück, which were driven into the rock for ore, gemstone or slate quarrying. Most are closed by bars and serve as sheltered sleeping places for bats.

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March 4, 2021

Tunnel of the former "Theresia" ore mine.

In the period from 1859 to 1886, lead, silver, copper and zinc ores were mined here by a mining company from Bendorf. The ore veins led into the mountain 250 meters with a width of up to 15 meters. (Source: From mill to mill)

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August 24, 2021

Theresia ore mine

From 1859 to 1886, lead, silver, copper and zinc ore were mined from the spoil dump of the lower tunnel sole of the former "Erzgrube Theresia" and transported to St.Goar-Fellen for smelting. The upper tunnel sole reached about 20m into the mountain, the deep tunnel bottom, from the Baybachtal, approx. 250 m. The passages in the mountain followed the ore veins and were in places 10 to 15 meters wide. Because of "impossibility" and inefficiency, the operators stopped mining ore after only 27 years During the Second World War, many Morshausen citizens sought protection in the abandoned tunnels from the artillery fire of the advancing American troops

Murscher ores and their origin

Around 400 million years ago, the rocks were sediment from the seabed. The layers of different materials (sand and clay) deposited and solidified over millions of years. During the mountain formation 400-200 million years ago, the solid layers were folded into a mountain range by the continental shifts. This folding resulted in deep cracks and cavities. Hot, highly mineralized water made its way up along this path, and over time various minerals crystallized from the water and filled the cavities. The minerals include iron, zinc and lead ores, which were mined as ore veins in the period from 1859 to 1886. Source: Text information board

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Location: Morshausen, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Theresia Mine Tunnel

1. Baybach Valley Trail – Baybach Valley Trail loop from Morshausen

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