Lüderich Mine, Altenbrück, Steinenbrück, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germanyi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 56' 17'' North , 7° 13' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2019
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Overath | 27,203 (2015) | 4.7km |
| Rösrath | 26,868 (2015) | 5.4km |
| Bergisch Gladbach | 106,184 (2018) | 7.9km |
| Rath | 11,000 (2013) | 8.9km |
| Eil | 8,849 (2013) | 10.8km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
Grube Lüderich, Altenbrück, Bensberg, Overath, Bergisches Land, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Lüderich: a lead-zinc mine from the Vieille-Montagne group.
Archaeological evidence shows the deposit was already worked by the Romans.
Since the 18th century, there was a mining industry in Lüderich.
On August 20, 1852, the mine was taken over by “Société Anonyme de la Prusse-Rhénane, Saint Paul de Sinçay & Cie. (Rhein-Preußische AG)”, a daughter of the “Société Anonyme des Mines et Fonderies de Zinc de la Vieille Montagne”.
A year later, a merger between the two of them followed and the department “Bensberg-Untereschbach der Vieille Montagne” with its headquarters in Immekeppel was established. The Lüderich concession amounted to 17.7 Mio. m³.
Lüderich Zinc-lead mine Vieille-Montagne
Lüderich Mine, Altenbrück, Steinenbrück, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Lüderich Mine, Altenbrück, Steinenbrück, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
From 1853 to 1978, zinc and lead ore were extracted interruptedly in Lüderich.
About 10 million tons of raw ore was extracted, good for about 1 million tons of lead and zinc metal (half of these after the second world war).
At the end of the 1920s, the first “Rührwerks Flotation of Humboldt” was built, which was only replaced in 1970 by a more modern flotation.
During the years of the Third Reich (1937-1945), there was a great demand for metals. At that time, the mine employed from 900 to 1,200 workers. In "normal" years, this would have been around 500.
The annual production of blende was on average about 10,000 tons.
Around 1950, with the high metal prices as a result of the Korean War, the mine experienced golden times.
From 1975 numerous test drillings were done, but due to a number of political complications and legal trials, a number of building applications and permits were rejected.
In 1977 the production of blende fell from 20,795 tons to 14,968 tons for zinc blende (Bleiglanz/galena production fell from 5,170 tons to 3,695 tons). Stocks were ending.
In combination with the decline of the dollar and the declining yield, it was decided to close the mine.
On 31 October 1978, the Lüderich mine closed after 126 years.
Located near Altenbrück, 3.5 km SE of Bensberg and about 4.5 km WNW of Overath.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
31 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Acanthite Formula: Ag2S References: |
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Bournonite Formula: PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| ⓘ Dickite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ Famatinite Formula: Cu3SbS4 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gersdorffite Formula: NiAsS |
| ⓘ Greenockite Formula: CdS References: |
| ⓘ Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| ⓘ Hydroniumjarosite Formula: (H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Luzonite Formula: Cu3AsS4 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS |
| ⓘ Native Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Native Silver Formula: Ag References: |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Siderite Formula: FeCO3 |
| ⓘ Siegenite Formula: CoNi2S4 |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ Thénardite Formula: Na2SO4 |
| ⓘ Ullmannite Formula: NiSbS |
| ⓘ Wurtzite Formula: (Zn,Fe)S |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Native Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Greenockite | 2.CB.45 | CdS |
| ⓘ | Wurtzite | 2.CB.45 | (Zn,Fe)S |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Siegenite | 2.DA.05 | CoNi2S4 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Gersdorffite | 2.EB.25 | NiAsS |
| ⓘ | Ullmannite | 2.EB.25 | NiSbS |
| ⓘ | Bournonite | 2.GA.50 | PbCuSbS3 |
| ⓘ | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
| ⓘ | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
| ⓘ | Famatinite | 2.KA.10 | Cu3SbS4 |
| ⓘ | Luzonite | 2.KA.10 | Cu3AsS4 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Siderite | 5.AB.05 | FeCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Thénardite | 7.AD.25 | Na2SO4 |
| ⓘ | Hydroniumjarosite | 7.BC.10 | (H3O)Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
| ⓘ | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Dickite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grube_L%C3%BCderich |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1307113 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
- Rhenish MassifMassif
Germany
- North Rhine-Westphalia
- Bergisches LandMountain Range
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References
Souheur, L. (1894) Greenockit, Wurtzit und Smithsonit von der Grube Lüderich bei Bensberg. Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie, 23 (1). 549-550 doi:10.1524/zkri.1894.23.1.549
Lüderich Mine, Altenbrück, Steinenbrück, Overath, Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany