Burnhope Colliery
Account of Strata sunk through at Burnhope Colliery. April, 1850
Shaft Details
Sunk: Apr 1850, Closed: 22 Jul 1949
Approximate surface level 810 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Depth from surface to thill of Five-Quarter Seam |
90 |
0 |
|
90 |
0 |
| COAL, bottom, very coarse, with bands |
8 |
10 |
|
98 |
10 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
22 |
7 |
|
121 |
5 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
2 |
2 |
|
123 |
7 |
| COAL, good |
2 |
2 |
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| Whin |
1 |
5 |
|
125 |
0 |
| Blue metal stone |
7 |
4 |
|
132 |
4 |
| Post girdles |
2 |
6 |
|
134 |
10 |
| Blue metal stone, with ironstone girdles |
19 |
0 |
|
153 |
10 |
| Whin girdles |
2 |
0 |
|
155 |
10 |
| Blue metal stone, with ironstone girdles |
31 |
10 |
|
187 |
8 |
| Grey post |
12 |
2 |
|
199 |
10 |
| White post |
48 |
5 |
|
248 |
3 |
| Whin |
2 |
1 |
|
250 |
4 |
| White post |
18 |
9 |
|
269 |
1 |
| COAL - Maudlin Seam |
2 |
8 |
|
271 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
|
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| Band |
0 |
6 |
|
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| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
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| Thill stone |
1 |
11 |
|
273 |
8 |
| Grey metal stone |
4 |
4 |
|
278 |
0 |
| Grey post girdles |
6 |
5 |
|
284 |
5 |
| Blue metal stone, with ironstone girdles |
10 |
5 |
|
294 |
10 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
2 |
|
297 |
0 |
| Blue metal stone |
3 |
9 |
|
300 |
9 |
| White post |
7 |
3 |
|
308 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
308 |
11 |
| White post,with girdles |
10 |
1 |
|
319 |
0 |
| Blue metal stone |
8 |
5 |
|
327 |
5 |
| Grey post girdles |
8 |
8 |
|
336 |
1 |
| White post, with whin girdles |
17 |
0 |
|
353 |
1 |
| Blue metal stone |
3 |
5 |
|
356 |
6 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
4 |
7 |
|
361 |
1 |
| COAL, good |
4 |
1 |
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| Swad |
0 |
1 |
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| COAL, bottom |
0 |
5 |
|
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| Seggar clay |
3 |
0 |
|
364 |
1 |
| In white post |
0 |
0 |
|
364 |
1 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume A-B, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1878
original entry for sinking/boring number 0345 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume A-B, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1878"
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