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In 1872 the Fürst Hardenberg Coal and Ironstone Mining Company began work on sinking a shaft in the Deusen II mining claim which was sited in the difficult Emscher region between Huckarde and Eving. After completing the pithead gear and installing a steam-powered winding engine, the company was able to start bringing coal up via shaft number 1 in 1876. When the Gelsenkirchen Mining Corporation took over the colliery in 1881 Fürst Hardenberg colliery was intergrated with the Minister Stein pit. Shaft number 2 was opened in 1900 and from 1904 onwards shaft number 1 was only used for man-riding, drainage and ventilation.
In 1960 coal extraction came to an end at Fürst Hardenberg. The transport of men and materials at shaft number 1 ceased in 1963. Shaft number 2 became the main shaft for mass transportation and the transportation of heavy goods in 1966. In 1987 Minister Stein was the last colliery in Dortmund to close its gates; apart from the Malakow tower and its adjoining engine house the buildings and equipment were extensively demolished.
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