This former coal mine in the Saarland is classified as a railway pit. As part of the expansion of a nearby mine, a new mine tunnel was built in the mid-1850s to shorten transport routes in the area. Deepening of the first shaft began in 1860. In the same year, the nearly 1.9 km long railway line between the two mines was constructed.

In 1872, the second shaft was dug. In the following years, a mine housing, a carpenter's workshop, and a forge were built. In 1878/79, the adjacent pond was constructed with a pump house, which today forms the core of the local recreation area. The water was used to power the steam engines for extraction.

In 1886, Shaft III was put into operation, the main frame of which is now the oldest surviving example on the Saar. A coal washing station was built in 1894/95, and in 1910 the mine received its own washing facility. In 1920, all property belonging to the Prussian Mining Treasury was transferred to France, and in 1935, it returned to the ownership of the German Reich. In 1942/43, the Rätterhalle and the coal washing station were demolished. In 1950, Shaft II received a new main frame. Over 1,200 miners arrived here daily.

After World War II, however, the plant began to fall into disrepair: in 1958, the mine became a subsidiary of the mining company. In 1960, the mine finally closed as a mining site, and cable and material transport continued until the 1990s. Large parts of the daytime facilities were demolished. Some of the preserved buildings contain apartments, while other properties are used for commercial purposes.