La Bruyère Mine, Welkenraedt, Plombières-Vieille Montagne-Moresnet mining district (Plombières-Altenberg-Moresnet mining district), Liège, Wallonia, Belgiumi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 39' 19'' North , 5° 57' 11'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Welkenraedt | 9,006 (2012) | 1.3km |
| Baelen | 3,928 (2011) | 3.1km |
| Lontzen | 4,862 (2011) | 4.8km |
| Limbourg | 5,612 (2018) | 4.9km |
| Eupen | 18,029 (2011) | 6.6km |
Name(s) in local language(s):
La Bruyère, Welkenraedt, Plombières-Vieille Montagne (Plombières-Altenberg) District, Verviers, Liège Province, Belgium
The La Bruyère mine in Welkenraedt (1878-1883)
The mine was located on the Welkenraedt fault line from the NW to the SE.
On this fault, the following mines can be found: Wilcour, Nouvelle Espérence, St-Paul, La Bruyère, and Heggelsbrück.
The La Bruyére mine was connected underground with the Saint-Paul.
The zinc mine was part of the Altenberg concession with its head office in Kelmis. The mine was part of the Belgian zinc group Vieille Montagne.
As early as in 1409 a sale agreement in La Bruyere was mentioned in the literature.
Also between 1765 and 1772, ores were collected.
The La Bruyère mine was exploited by Vieille Montagne between 1878 and 1883.
They dug to a depth of 59 meters.
The production between 1878 and 1883 amounted to 100,000 tons of calamine and 75,000 tons of sulfides. The extracted ores were mixed with the ores of the Saint-Paul mine. The mine was more or less an expansion of the St-Paul mine. The produced ores went to the wash plant at the Altenberg mine in Kelmis by rail.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Reference: Dejonghe, L., Ladeuze, F., Jans, D. (1993) Atlas des gisements plombo-zincifères du synclinorium de Verviers (Est de la Belgique). Mémoires du Service Géologique de Belgique, 483 pages [135-144].;
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French). |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS Reference: L. Dejonghe, F. Ladeuze, D.Jans - Atlas des gisements plombo-zinciferes du synclinorium de Verviers - 1993, 483pp |
| ⓘ Hemimorphite Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O Reference: Dejonghe, L., Ladeuze, F., Jans, D. (1993) Atlas des gisements plombo-zincifères du synclinorium de Verviers (Est de la Belgique). Mémoires du Service Géologique de Belgique, 483 pages [135-144].;
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French). |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' Formula: (Fe,O,OH,H2O) Reference: L. Dejonghe, F. Ladeuze, D.Jans - Atlas des gisements plombo-zinciferes du synclinorium de Verviers - 1993, 483pp |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: L. Dejonghe, F. Ladeuze, D.Jans - Atlas des gisements plombo-zinciferes du synclinorium de Verviers - 1993, 483pp |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Dejonghe, L., Ladeuze, F., Jans, D. (1993) Atlas des gisements plombo-zincifères du synclinorium de Verviers (Est de la Belgique). Mémoires du Service Géologique de Belgique, 483 pages [135-144].;
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French). |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 Reference: Dejonghe, L., Ladeuze, F., Jans, D. (1993) Atlas des gisements plombo-zincifères du synclinorium de Verviers (Est de la Belgique). Mémoires du Service géologique de Belgique, 33, 483 pages. |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Dejonghe, L., Ladeuze, F., Jans, D. (1993) Atlas des gisements plombo-zincifères du synclinorium de Verviers (Est de la Belgique). Mémoires du Service Géologique de Belgique, 483 pages [135-144].;
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French). |
| ⓘ Sphalerite var: Reference: L. Dejonghe, F. Ladeuze, D.Jans - Atlas des gisements plombo-zinciferes du synclinorium de Verviers - 1993, 483pp |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | var: Schalenblende | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 9.BD.10 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 2 - SULFIDES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AmXp, with m:p = 1:1 | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.8.1.1 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.8.2.1 | ZnS |
| AmBnXp, with (m+n):p = 1:2 | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.12.1.1 | FeS2 |
| Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES | |||
| A(XO3) | |||
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 14.1.3.4 | PbCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 14.1.1.6 | ZnCO3 |
| Group 56 - SOROSILICATES Si2O7 Groups, With Additional O, OH, F and H2O | |||
| Si2O7 Groups and O, OH, F, and H2O with cations in [4] coordination | |||
| ⓘ | Hemimorphite | 56.1.2.1 | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite var: Schalenblende | - | ZnS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| H | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Limonite | (Fe,O,OH,H2O) |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Zn | ⓘ Hemimorphite | Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Dejonghe, L., Ladeuze, F., Jans, D. (1993) Atlas des gisements plombo-zincifères du synclinorium de Verviers (Est de la Belgique). Mémoires du Service Géologique de Belgique, 483 pages [135-144].
Hatert, F., Deliens, M., Fransolet, A.-M., Van Der Meersche, E. (2002) Les minéraux de Belgique. 2ème édition, Muséum des Sciences Naturelles, Bruxelles, Belgium, 304 pages (in French).
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