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Shaft 5 of the Gneisenau mine

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Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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January 28, 2022

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

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"... The sinking of the shafts began in 1873, and difficulties arose at an early stage due to high water ingress. On March 27, 1875, water veins were drilled at a depth of 173 m, so that the shaft filled up after six hours and work was stopped for the time being The bottom of the shaft (383 m) was reached and the mining of the Gneisenau colliery started in 1886. The coal extracted, 230,000 tons per year with a workforce of over 1,000 workers, was further processed into coke in 1890 after the coking plant went into operation.

In 1891 the Gneisenau, Scharnhorst and Prussia mines were taken over by Harpener Bergbau AG. At the beginning of the 20th century, other mines were added in the vicinity:

1899: Kurl colliery

1908: Victoria and Kobold trade unions near Lünen

1925: Zeche Massener civil engineering near Unna

In 1903, a third shaft, the Gneisenau 3 shaft, was sunk. All three shafts received a Tomson-Bock named after mine director Eugen Tomson as headframe, of which the one above shaft 2 has been preserved to this day.

In place of the old coking plant, a modern central coking plant was built in 1927–1928, which was expanded in 1929 with a large gasometer. The Grevel weather shaft, which was sunk in the years 1925–1927 for weather management of the Prussian colliery, continued to be operated by the Gneisenau mine after its closure in 1929. The colliery railway between the Gneisenau mine and the Preußenhafen on the Datteln-Hamm Canal in Lünen-Süd, which opened in 1914, was used to connect to the shipping traffic.

In 1934, the double gantry frame, which is unique in its construction, went into operation above the new central shaft Gneisenau 4. In 1935, with 2,500 employees, more than 1 million t of hard coal was mined for the first time. ... "

Further detailed information on the further history up to the closure:

lostareas.de/Bergbau/Gneisenau/Zeche_Gneisenau.htm

de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeche_Gneisenau

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1. NSG Grävingholz Nature Reserve – Forest Path in NSG Grävingholz loop from Kirchderne

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3. Shaft 5 of the Gneisenau mine – View of Süggelbach loop from Kirchderne

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