Teufe

Teufe is the German mining term for depth.[1] The Teufe (hT) indicates how deep a given point lies below the surface of an open-cast pit or below the ground level in the area surrounding the pit). By contrast the height, h, refers its distance from a reference surface 'above'.[2] The vertical distance between the surface and a point in the mine (Grubengebäude), i.e. the vertical depth, was formerly also called the Seigerteufe.[3] This difference is no longer made today. The terms Teufe and Seigerteufe are synonymous.[4]

Reference points

The Teufe is always given from a reference point. In earlier times, during the construction of galleries (Stollen) here was the so-called Stollenteufe.

  1. ↑ Woldemar Schneider: Taschenbuch für practische Bergleute und Bergwerksunternehmer. Verlag von J. H. Heuser, Neuwied, 1857.
  2. ↑ DIN 21913: Bergmännisches Rißwerk, Teil 11: Geometrische Größen im Grubengebäude.
  3. ↑ Carl von Scheuchenstuel: IDIOTICON der österreichischen Berg- und Hüttensprache. k. k. Hofbuchhändler Wilhelm Braumüller, Vienna, 1856.
  4. ↑ Markscheiderbergverordnung Online (pdf; 109 kB) (last retrieved 9 April 2015).


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