Draft:Frischauf mine

17th century

The mine was first mentioned in 1660. In the 17th century, the estates in Eckersdorf belonged to Jesuits from Austria. On 18 May 1663, the Jesuit Father Jacob Topf, rector of the Jesuit college in Steyr, leased the mine to Georg Scholz for half of the profit. A short time later, on 14 June 1663, Jacob Topf sold the estate in Eckersdorf, including the coal mines, for 24,000 guilders to Johann Georg Reichsgraf von Götzen. In the early period of the mine, blacksmiths and private households in particular were customers for the coal.^[3]

18th century

In 1747, 6,501 t of coal were mined.^[3]

In 1769, there were four mines in the Duchy of Silesia and the County of Kladsko: Frischauf in Eckersdorf, Johann Baptista in Schlegel, Joseph in Neurode-Buchau, and Wenzeslaus in Hausdorf. These four mines together employed 35 people and produced about 1,400 t of coal in that year.^[4]

From 1781, in addition to the Francisca shaft, the Sophie shaft was also in operation.^[3]

In 1783, the Frischauf Mine, together with the Fuchs Mine in Waldenburg (Wałbrzych), was among the first mines in Lower Silesia to introduce room and pillar.^[5]

19th century

In 1815, the mines from the possessions of the Magnis count family in Kunzendorf, Buchau, Elbersdorf and Eckersdorf were merged into the Counts Magnis Mining Administration. By 1840, 21,000 t of coal were already being produced.^[3] In the 1840s, the Sophie shaft was equipped with a steam-powered shaft hoisting engine.^[6] In 1847, the first deep-mining level was opened.^[7] By 1858, production had reached 31,600 t.^[3] In 1875, the fields Glückauf Wilhelm (in operation since 1839), Frohe Zukunft (in operation since 1860) and Bernhard (in operation since 1861) were also attached to the Frischauf Mine.^[8]

In 1891, 127 workers were employed at the mine. At the end of the 19th century, 30 to 40 horse carts loaded with coal were transported daily to the railway station in Möhlten (Gorzuchów). Coal from Eckersdorf was exported as far as the Vítkovice Ironworks in Moravia.^[3]

In 1892, the depth reached 111 m.^[7]

In 1898, the mines of the Magnis count family and the Johann-Baptista Mine in Schlegel (Słupiec) of the Pilati count family were merged into one company. The company was called Neuroder Kohlen- und Thonwerke.^[3]

20th century

In 1900, 20,246 t of coal were mined.^[8]

In 1901, the Frischauf Mine became part of the Johann-Baptista Mine. In 1904, the mine was closed. In 1910, the surface installations were removed.^[3]