1769
Concession grant of the Palatine Elector Carl Theodor in 5 farmers from old churches to Kohleschürfung in the district. Start the Carl-mine "on mountain boys in the mine operation.
1775
John Paul White from Neunkirchen / Potzberg founded in the immediate "Saint-Paul-pit." Jakob Meixner Obersteiger
1776
Commissioning of "Maximilian pit" with 2 tunnels in the "Köpfchesrech" and "New Mountain". Later, the tunnels' freshness courage "in" spelled box at that. John Paul White takes over as the owner of all mines and operates with changing success until his death 1794th
1794
Konrad Weiss, the eldest son takes over, now the management of coal mines in the old churches and lead them successfully during the French occupation years.
1824
Konrad Weiss dies. The eldest son of Charles White succeeds in mining the old churches and the surrounding area of its greatest flowering cause.
1830 - 1870
The Maximilian pit develops into a major coal mine in the Western Palatinate. The average annual output was 2550 tonnes with an average workforce of 43 men. 1832 is the purchase of the former school building as the seat of the mine management.
1870 - 1880
The Maximilian mine again experienced a period of recovery. 1871 Moving to a new house with stables (now the property Wern).
Charles White died in 1879 in Old Churches.
Despite construction of new pit building and the pit stops Föderanlagen pressure the competitors of the Saar mines not Stand The White family has resulted in the failure of a shaft sinking and give financial support to modernization and the property sold to a consortium of two bridges and Saarbrücken. Many in the white - family emigrated to America.
1895 - 1899
Closure and dismantling of all facilities. The staff moved from the mines to the north field and Frankenholz
The history of the old coal mining Kircher found that after over 100 years to an end.
The revival in the 20th century kurfristige. Remained in each case after the two world wars episode.