Extraction chamber of the former Barbara slate mine
Extraction chamber of the former Barbara slate mine
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Location: Trimbs, Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
A legacy of what was once the largest and most famous slate mining area west of the Rhine ...
November 28, 2021
Here is the excavation chamber of the former Barbara slate pit in Trimbs.
The Barbara mine belonged to Salomon Oppenheim in 1890.
The Oppenheim mines Hasenloch in Hausen, Barbara in Trimbs and four other mines in Mayen were combined in 1893 to form the Moselschiefergesellschaft mbH.
July 17, 2023
This is the entrance to one of the 37 slate quarries in the former Trimbs slate district. Attention: Due to the danger of collapse, entering the tunnel is prohibited!
July 29, 2023
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