With the founding of the German coal mining cable on 18 November 1947, the management of the mines again in German hands. Earlier, in August / September 1947 economic policy discussions in Washington between the U.S. and Britain took place, to include measures to increase the Ruhr coal mining were discussed. One result of the Washington conference was the establishment of the DKBL based in Essen at the Villa Hills. It was the military government in the British and American control area for the efficiency of operation and management of coal and lignite mining industry responsible.
At the top of DKBL was appointed by the military government of General Manager, Mining Consultant Retired Heinrich food, which in turn had to support him accompanying department directors to appoint, in consultation with the military government. Furthermore, an advisory committee was formed, composed of six representatives of the company and six representatives of the unions. The DKBL was under the instructions and guidelines of the UK / US Coal Control Group and since 1949 the combined control group. This was approved by a veto over all decisions of the DKBL, its financial resources and also that of the mines. They also determined the allocations and fixed the export coal sales prices.
As a connecting element between the DKBL and the mining company acted sectoral advisory committees that took care of technical and economic issues. The mining companies were grouped into ten districts, which were headed by a part-time mine director. The DKBL employed at the beginning of 1948 1150 employees, when they wound up just under the middle of 1953 800th The cost of the mining companies had to apply through a levy on the working level, Heinrich Kost volunteered.
In general, the five-year phase of the action of DKBL leaves with the final restructuring of the Ruhr mining equate. When Henry diet on 28 December 1953 its final report on the activities of DKBL reported, the war damage was essentially eliminated. Coal production rose from 35 million tonnes in 1945 to 123 million tonnes in 1952, which was reached approximately the level of 1938. In view of aging and the poor state of the facilities above and below ground, this was mainly by a significant increase in the workforce from 75 000 to 337 000 men had been made. But also to the further development of mining technology in particular in the field of mechanization, there had been efforts that have been supported in addition to a contest, especially by the large mining exhibitions of 1948 and 1950. The share of coal in 1953 mainly mechanically recovered six times as large as 1948th Also has seen the DKBL also in the coal processing and refining and in the power industry substantial progress.
Great performances were also created in the housing sector. From before the Second World War in Germany almost 330 existing 000 miners dwellings less than 80 000 had survived the war undamaged. On liquidation of DKBL were about 230 000 homes rebuilt and 80 000 were created in addition. In addition to the reconstruction of the dwelling and the construction of carousing through residential financing aid came to nonprofit housing organizations and the granting of loans for the creation of homes. Their number increased only in the Ruhr mining 1951-1953 000th of 3600 to over 14
As the group moved the final unbundling and restructuring measures in the Ruhr mining industry in the foreseeable future nearby, held the DKBL one of its main tasks to be fulfilled and the time has come for its liquidation. The relevant negotiations with the Federal Ministry withdrew from late 1952 through until the summer of 1953, 29 July 1953 resolved the DKBL. Their technical and scientific tasks went on on 8 Founded in December 1952 in Essen coal industry association of, hence the circumstances linked to the tradition of the club founded in 1858 and 1945, suspended for the mining interests in the mountain district of Dortmund (Mining Association) in the technical community work and research.
The economic and social policy objectives of DKBL were transferred to the corporate organizations of the Ruhr, Aachen and Lower Saxony. On 15 May formed business Ruhr (UVR) has served from then on as the trade unions and collective bargaining was a member of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations. On 1 January 1953 were the corporate associations on 24 March 1950 based trade association mining as a leading organization of the entire German industry at. The mining industry association had its headquarters in Bonn, and after German reunification in Berlin.