germany mining TIMELINE DIAGRAM

Germanys mining history

By- Lillian Richmond

1960 to 1980

1124

1950

1951

1801 to 1900

In 1960 to 1980, the number of mines began to decreased from 146 to 39. By the 2000s, only 12 were open, with output down to 20.7 million tons in 2006 from 150 million tons in 1957.

1960-1980

in the 1950s the industry went into crisis, with coal being replaced by oil, natural gas, or renewable energy to make electrcity instead and coal's use went into a steady decline.

1950s

1950

In 1950 the mining industry went into crisis, with coal being replaced by oil, natural gas, and renewable resources. The use for coal went into a steady decline.

1124

The first coal to be mined in Germany was in 1124, almost 900 years ago, but coal mining did become its own thing in the germany until the 19th century.

In 1951 France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands founded the European coal and steel community (ECSC) so they could pool their coal and steel resources together.

1951

During the 19th century coal mining started becoming its own thing when industrialization transformed the Ruhr valley and the Saarland valley into mining areas. By the 1900s Germany was the cheif producer of coal

1801 to 1900