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The Zeche Neuglück & Stettin (Neuglück & Stettin Mine) in Witten-Muttental is a former mine, also known as the Zeche Stettin & Neuglück.[1]

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Table of Contents

  1. 13 relations: Adit, Bergamt, Bergisches Land, Bergmeister, Bituminous coal, Bushel, Fire station, Horse mill, Lachter, North Rhine-Westphalia, Shaft sinking, Underground mine ventilation, Witten.

  2. Coal mines in Germany
  3. Geography of North Rhine-Westphalia

Adit

An adit (from Latin aditus, entrance) or stulm is a horizontal or nearly horizontal passage to an underground mine.

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Bergamt

A Bergamt or mining office is a mining supervisory authority in German-speaking countries below the level of the state.

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Bergisches Land

The Bergisches Land (Berg Country) is a low mountain range in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, east of the Rhine and south of the Ruhr.

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Bergmeister

A Bergmeister (Magister montium) was a mine manager or foreman in German-speaking Europe who, along with the Bergvogt, was one of the officials serving on a mining court (Berggericht).

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Bituminous coal

Bituminous coal, or black coal, is a type of coal containing a tar-like substance called bitumen or asphalt.

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Bushel

A bushel (abbreviation: bsh. or bu.) is an imperial and US customary unit of volume based upon an earlier measure of dry capacity.

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Fire station

A fire station (also called a fire house, fire hall, firemen's hall, or engine house) is a structure or other area for storing firefighting apparatuses such as fire engines and related vehicles, personal protective equipment, fire hoses and other specialized equipment.

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Horse mill

A horse mill is a mill, sometimes used in conjunction with a watermill or windmill, that uses a horse engine as the power source.

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Lachter

The lachter (also Berglachter) was a common unit of length used in the mining industry in Europe, usually to measure depth, tunnel driving and the size of mining fields; it was also used for contract work.

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North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia or North-Rhine/Westphalia, commonly shortened to NRW, is a state (Land) in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhabitants, it is the most populous state in Germany. Apart from the city-states, it is also the most densely populated state in Germany. Covering an area of, it is the fourth-largest German state by size.

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Shaft sinking

Shaft mining or shaft sinking is the action of excavating a mine shaft from the top down, where there is initially no access to the bottom.

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Underground mine ventilation

Underground mine ventilation provides a flow of air to the underground workers of a mine with sufficient volume to dilute and remove dust and noxious gases (typically NOx, SO2, methane, CO2 and CO) and to regulate temperature.

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Witten

Witten is a city with almost 100,000 inhabitants in the Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis (district) in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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See also

Coal mines in Germany

Geography of North Rhine-Westphalia

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeche_Neuglück_%26_Stettin