Mützhagen mine, Lontzen, Liège, Wallonia, Belgiumi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mützhagen mine | Mine |
| Lontzen | Municipality |
| Liège | Province |
| Wallonia | Region |
| Belgium | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 41' 5'' North , 5° 57' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Welkenraedt | 9,006 (2012) | 2.9km |
| Lontzen | 4,862 (2011) | 3.6km |
| La Calamine | 10,232 (2011) | 5.3km |
| Plombières | 9,596 (2011) | 5.7km |
| Baelen | 3,928 (2011) | 6.1km |
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Vieille Montagne Heritage | Kelmis / La Calamine, Belgium | 5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
194081
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:194081:0
GUID (UUID V4):
d00016ed-96f7-4bfd-ad02-024c53371e63
The Mützhagen mine.
This mine was part of the “Vieille Montagne Moresnet concession” with headquarters in the management building in Kelmis/La Calamine, the current MVM Museum Vieille Montagne. In 1902 they began building a narrow-gauge railway along the road between the mine and the ore-washing plant in Kelmis/La Calamine on the ground of the former Altenberg mine.
The Mützhagen zinc-lead deposit was discovered on both sides of the former border between Prussia and Belgium.
The Prussian side of the mine was operated between 1898 and 1910.
The Belgian side was operated between 1908 and 1923 and in 1926-1927.
Due to post WW1 borders changes, the deposit is now on Belgian territory, but township limits still cross the deposit.
The Eastern part (formerly the Maison Blanche shaft on Prussian side) is on Lontzen territory and the Western part (or Belgian deposit) is on Henri-Chapelle territory.
There were three levels; -28m, -45m and -81m. One main shaft and two ventilation shafts.
Waste piles of the Maison Blanche shaft have yielded mainly black crystalline sphalerite and dark brown schalenblende, with galena and pyrite, but these are now completely covered by a building (private property). Given coordinates are for the former Maison Blanche shaft.
During the First World War, it was not always possible for the miners to get to the mine so that the exploitation only got underway slowly. A maximum of 30 people worked in the quarry, 5 of which were above ground. When the mine closed, only 18 miners still worked.
Production (between 1900 and 1927):
3,674 tons of calamine, 34,243 tons of schalenblende, 4,669 tons of galena and 5,957 tons of pyrite.
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6 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Sulphur | S8 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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References
Dejonghe, L., Ladeuze, F., Jans, D. (1993) Atlas des Gisements Plombo-Zinciferes Du Synclinorium de Verviers (Est de la Belgique) [Atlas of the Plumbo-Zinciferous Deposits of the Synclinorium of Verviers (Eastern Belgium)]. Mémoires pour servir à l'Explication des Cartes Géologiques et Minières de la Belgique 33. Geological Survey of Belgium
