Remember the name Zeche Vereinigte Margarethe. The Zeche Vereinigte Margarethe was a significant mine. It once thrived in Dortmund-Sölde.
Let’s journey back to 1856. The Aplerbecker Aktien-Verein für Bergbau established it. This was a double-shaft system in Dortmund-Sölde. The location was strategic near the Dortmund-Unna railway line. It was not far from Sölde station.
Mining began in 1859. By 1870, production hit 100,000 tons. Zeche Vereinigte Margarethe added its own briquette factory in 1887. This allowed on-site coal processing. In 1902, it acquired the mining field. This field belonged to the former Schwarze Adler mine in Holzwickede.
Battery-powered locomotives were introduced in 1905. These were used for underground transport. Construction started on Shaft 3 in 1912. It began production in 1913. Annual output rose to 300,000 tons.
However, the Margarethe mine faced closure. It was shut down on June 15, 1926.
What remains of Zeche Vereinigte Margarethe? A ventilation shaft was reconstructed. This was done by Förderverein Bergbauhistorischer Stätten Ruhrrevier e.V. The working group Holzwickede did the reconstruction. You can find it near the Emscher source.
Today, Zeche-Margarethe-Straße in Dortmund serves as a reminder. Margarethenstraße and Luftschachtweg in Holzwickede also commemorate the mine.
Another Zeche Margaretha existed. It was also known as Zeche Margarethenbank. It had other names including Zeche Margaretha & Erbstollen. In the second half of the 19th century, it was a major mine. It was in the Arnsberg administrative district.
Mining began there in 1754. There were interruptions. In 1778, a lease was filed. It was for mining several seams. The lease was under the name Margaretha.
In 1856, the Aplerbecker Aktien-Verein für Bergbau took over Zeche Margaretha. They began sinking shafts 1 and 2 in 1857. Shaft 1 was intended as a hoist shaft.
By 1860, the mine was linked to the Dortmund-Soest railway via a horse-drawn line. In 1887, a briquette factory started operating. Vereinigte Margarethe Zeche was acquired in 1919. Gebrüder Stumm GmbH was the buyer. The mine was then closed in 1926. The shafts were backfilled in 1937.
Schacht Margarethe 2’s shaft started sinking in 1858. It closed in 1932. It is located on Zeche-Margarethe-Straße.
The Zeche Margarethe was located on the southern edge of the coal-bearing carbon. Before the deep mining plant was sunk, there was an older adit mine. It was active with many interruptions between 1783 and 1843.
The highest production at Zeche Vereinigte Margarethe was in 1913. It was 328,096 tons. The average was 150,000 to 210,000 tons per year. In 1905, radial cutting machines were used. From 1906, battery locomotives were used. The dividend payments show the mine’s high profitability.