(Grube Bendisberg, St Jost, Langenfeld, Mayen, Eifel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland)
Ancient mine, closed in 1957, working several lead and zinc bearing quartz-siderite veins hosted by lower devonian schists.
Located 2 km south of Langenfeld and 9 km NW of Mayen.
Refs.:
- Zimmer, K. (1921): Über die Mineralführung und die Mineralfolge einiger Erzgänge des linksrheinischen Schiefergebirges, Dissertation Universität Aachen.
- Richter, M. (1963): Die Blei- und Zinkerzvorkommen in der Umgebung von Virneburg, Erzmetall Vol. 16, Heft 12
- Graf, HW. (1991): Die Grube Bendisberg, bei Virneburg / Eifel, Mineralien-Welt 5/91
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Map Reference: 50°21'35"N , 7°6'3"E
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