Emperor William Shaft

Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Italy

The Emperor William Shaft (German: Kaiser-Wilhelm-Schacht or Schacht Kaiser Wilhelm II.) was the central hoisting and man-riding shaft of the lead and zinc mine in Clausthal-Zellerfeld in the Upper Harz in central Germany. It was sited on the Burgstatt Lode (Burgstätter Gangzug). The surface install

ations were located in the borough of Clausthal on No. 24 Erzstraße, near the present-day mining institute of the University of Technology.

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