| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Soil |
4 |
0 |
|
4 |
0 |
| Clay, black and slaty |
1 |
4 |
|
5 |
4 |
| Sand and gravel |
3 |
6 |
|
8 |
10 |
| Soft brown freestone, with water |
8 |
0 |
|
16 |
10 |
| Soft blue metal, with much water |
7 |
0 |
|
23 |
10 |
| Soft white metal, with much water |
2 |
0 |
|
25 |
10 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
15 |
0 |
|
40 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
41 |
0 |
| Grey thill |
4 |
0 |
|
45 |
0 |
| Strung grey freestone |
1 |
2 |
|
46 |
2 |
| Strong white metal |
3 |
0 |
|
49 |
2 |
| Strong grey post girdle |
0 |
10 |
|
50 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal |
7 |
9 |
|
57 |
9 |
| Strong grey post girdle |
0 |
9 |
|
58 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal |
5 |
6 |
|
64 |
0 |
| Soft blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
4 |
4 |
|
68 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
69 |
0 |
| Grey thill |
6 |
5 |
|
75 |
5 |
| Grey post girdles - jointy and water |
11 |
9 |
|
87 |
2 |
| Strong jointy blue metal |
5 |
6 |
|
92 |
8 |
| Grey post girdles |
2 |
4 |
|
95 |
0 |
| Strong blue metal |
7 |
8 |
|
102 |
8 |
| Black metal, with an ironstone girdle |
2 |
8 |
|
105 |
4 |
| Black jet or splint coal |
2 |
4 |
|
107 |
8 |
| Strong grey thill and post girdles |
14 |
0 |
|
121 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal, with ironstone |
4 |
0 |
|
125 |
8 |
| COAL - Yard Coal Seam |
2 |
4 |
|
128 |
0 |
| COAL (coarse and splinty bands) |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Tough grey thill |
5 |
0 |
|
133 |
0 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post girdles |
1 |
9 |
|
134 |
9 |
| Strong grey post |
1 |
5 |
|
136 |
2 |
| Shivery grey post girdle, with water |
3 |
5 |
|
139 |
7 |
| Blue metal, mixed with ironstone balls |
9 |
5 |
|
149 |
0 |
| Black metal, with water |
2 |
0 |
|
151 |
0 |
| Jet or coal, with much water |
2 |
2 |
|
153 |
2 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
3 |
|
155 |
5 |
| Strong metal, grey with ironstone girdles and balls |
13 |
7 |
|
169 |
0 |
| Grey post girdle |
0 |
10 |
|
169 |
10 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone balls |
15 |
9 |
|
185 |
7 |
| Soft blue metal |
5 |
0 |
|
190 |
7 |
| Black jet, with water |
4 |
0 |
|
194 |
7 |
| Ironstone girdles |
0 |
2 |
|
194 |
9 |
| Black jet |
1 |
4 |
|
196 |
1 |
| Grey thill |
2 |
4 |
|
198 |
5 |
| Black metal |
4 |
2 |
|
202 |
7 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
3 |
8 |
|
206 |
3 |
| COAL, coarse splint |
1 |
8 |
|
207 |
11 |
| Grey thill |
4 |
3 |
|
212 |
2 |
| White post, very gulletty |
14 |
7 |
|
226 |
9 |
| Grey post |
4 |
3 |
|
231 |
0 |
| Blue stone |
13 |
1 |
|
244 |
1 |
| COAL, foul or jet, with water |
2 |
9 |
|
246 |
10 |
| Blue stone, with ironstone balls |
6 |
0 |
|
252 |
10 |
| Jet |
0 |
8 |
|
253 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
10 |
|
256 |
4 |
| White post, with water |
6 |
0 |
|
262 |
4 |
| Grey bed |
0 |
1 |
|
262 |
5 |
| White post, very strong |
1 |
8 |
|
264 |
1 |
| Strong grey metal |
2 |
11 |
|
267 |
0 |
| White post |
1 |
2 |
|
268 |
2 |
| Grey post girdles |
0 |
11 |
|
269 |
1 |
| Grey whin, very hard and full of gullets |
3 |
2 |
|
272 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
2 |
2 |
|
274 |
5 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles and balls |
42 |
1 |
|
316 |
6 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
6 |
10 |
|
323 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Slaty band |
0 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
3 |
6½ |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
4½ |
|
|
|
| Splint |
1 |
5½ |
|
|
|
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
323 |
9 |
| Thill or seggar clay |
1 |
1 |
|
324 |
11 |
| COAL, strong and rather coarse, with black band every 3 or 4 inches |
3 |
6 |
|
328 |
5 |
| Black stone |
1 |
2 |
|
329 |
7 |
| COAL, strong and rather coarse |
0 |
10 |
|
330 |
5 |
| Tough thill stone, with ironstone balls and impressions |
4 |
4 |
|
334 |
9 |
| Fine soft grey post |
6 |
6 |
|
341 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
6 |
|
341 |
9 |
| Fine grey post |
2 |
3 |
|
344 |
0 |
| Strong post girdle |
1 |
6 |
|
345 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
348 |
6 |
| Blue metal parting |
0 |
1 |
|
348 |
7 |
| Hard post, with water |
2 |
0 |
|
350 |
7 |
| Post |
0 |
7 |
|
351 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
4 |
|
352 |
6 |
| White post and grey metal partings |
16 |
0 |
|
368 |
6 |
| Grey metal parting |
1 |
0 |
|
369 |
6 |
| Whin |
0 |
8 |
|
370 |
2 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
28 |
6 |
|
398 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
402 |
8 |
| Dark grey post (very open) |
5 |
6 |
|
408 |
2 |
| White post |
1 |
10 |
|
410 |
0 |
| White post |
22 |
2 |
|
432 |
2 |
| Strong grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
438 |
2 |
| White post |
4 |
0 |
|
442 |
2 |
| Soft blue metal, with ironstone nodules |
12 |
0 |
|
454 |
2 |
| Coarse grey metal |
28 |
6 |
|
482 |
8 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
3 |
5 |
|
486 |
1 |
| Strong posty thill |
5 |
1 |
|
491 |
2 |
| Very dark metal |
2 |
7 |
|
493 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
8 |
7 |
|
502 |
4 |
| Black metal |
0 |
10 |
|
503 |
2 |
| Strong grey metal |
60 |
5 |
|
563 |
7 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
2 |
0 |
|
565 |
7 |
| Seggar clay |
3 |
6 |
|
569 |
1 |
| Strong grey post |
15 |
6 |
|
584 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
45 |
0 |
|
629 |
7 |
| COAL, good |
0 |
3 |
|
629 |
10 |
| Dark grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
636 |
10 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
9 |
0 |
|
645 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
647 |
10 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
9 |
|
648 |
7 |
| Strong white post, with metal partings |
18 |
0 |
|
666 |
7 |
| Strong black metal and ironstone girdles |
24 |
0 |
|
690 |
7 |
| Thill stone |
3 |
0 |
|
693 |
7 |
| Grey post and whin |
15 |
0 |
|
708 |
7 |
| Black metal |
1 |
2 |
|
709 |
9 |
| Strong dark post |
1 |
8 |
|
711 |
5 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
2 |
|
711 |
7 |
| Soft thill stone |
4 |
0 |
|
715 |
7 |
| Strong grey metal and post girdles |
28 |
5 |
|
744 |
0 |
| Strong white post |
11 |
11 |
|
755 |
11 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
4 |
1 |
|
760 |
0 |
| Black leafy thill |
7 |
0 |
|
767 |
0 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin and thin metal partings |
63 |
0 |
|
830 |
0 |
| COAL, good |
0 |
3 |
|
830 |
3 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
0 |
|
832 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
10 |
8 |
|
843 |
0 |
| Strong grey post |
6 |
0 |
|
849 |
0 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
3 |
|
849 |
3 |
| Dark post |
4 |
4 |
|
853 |
7 |
| COAL, good |
0 |
4 |
|
853 |
11 |
| Dark metal |
1 |
5 |
|
855 |
4 |
| COAL, coarse |
2 |
0 |
|
857 |
5 |
| Strong grey metal |
43 |
3 |
|
900 |
8 |
| COAL - Busty Bank Seam |
3 |
6 |
|
904 |
2 |
| COAL, good |
3 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Strong grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
909 |
2 |
| Strong white post and metal partings |
33 |
0 |
|
942 |
2 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
28 |
0 |
|
970 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
974 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
974 |
6 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
10 |
0 |
|
984 |
6 |
| Strong white post |
3 |
0 |
|
987 |
6 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
4 |
2 |
|
991 |
8 |
| Dark blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
998 |
8 |
| COAL, good |
1 |
1 |
|
999 |
9 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
23 |
10 |
|
1023 |
7 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam |
5 |
0 |
|
1028 |
7 |
| White post and whin |
12 |
0 |
|
1040 |
7 |
| Dark grey metal and post girdles |
3 |
0 |
|
1043 |
7 |
| Strong metal and thick post girdles |
42 |
0 |
|
1085 |
7 |
| COAL, coarse cannel |
1 |
0 |
|
1086 |
7 |
| Strong white thill and iron balls (into) |
2 |
0 |
|
1088 |
7 |