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Burdon Main Colliery
A Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the A Pit, Burdon Main Colliery. Begun November 2nd, 1829 ; Coal July 8th, 1830
Shaft Details
Sunk: 02 Nov 1829
Approximate surface level 50 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
 
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Outset - walling |
17 |
0 |
|
17 |
0 |
| Yellow clay |
24 |
0 |
|
41 |
0 |
| Sand and water |
0 |
6 |
|
41 |
6 |
| Blue clay, with dry sand beds |
8 |
6 |
|
50 |
0 |
| Blue clay, with dry sand beds |
108 |
6 |
|
158 |
6 |
| Gravel, with tumbling stones |
30 |
0 |
|
188 |
6 |
| Dry sand |
3 |
0 |
|
191 |
6 |
| Blue and grey metal girdles |
17 |
6 |
|
209 |
0 |
| White post |
71 |
0 |
|
280 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
21 |
0 |
|
301 |
0 |
| Black metal |
15 |
0 |
|
316 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
0 |
|
325 |
0 |
| White post |
44 |
0 |
|
369 |
0 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
5 |
11 |
|
374 |
11 |
| COAL |
2 |
7½ |
|
374 |
11 |
| Band |
0 |
3½ |
|
374 |
11 |
| COAL |
3 |
0 |
|
374 |
11 |
| Thill stone |
0 |
6 |
|
375 |
5 |
| COAL, coarse |
1 |
0 |
|
376 |
5 |
| Grey metal girdles |
34 |
6 |
|
410 |
11 |
| White post |
3 |
0 |
|
413 |
11 |
| Grey metal girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
419 |
11 |
| White post |
21 |
0 |
|
440 |
11 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
2 |
8 |
|
443 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
0 |
|
455 |
7 |
| Black metal |
18 |
0 |
|
473 |
7 |
| COAL, splint |
0 |
8 |
|
474 |
3 |
| Coarse post, with metal partings |
9 |
0 |
|
483 |
3 |
| Black metal |
6 |
0 |
|
489 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
495 |
3 |
| White post |
9 |
0 |
|
504 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
510 |
3 |
| White post |
7 |
0 |
|
517 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
0 |
|
525 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
15 |
0 |
|
540 |
3 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
7 |
1 |
|
547 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
547 |
4 |
| Black metal |
0 |
2 |
|
547 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
547 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
9 |
|
547 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
547 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
547 |
4 |
| COAL |
2 |
10 |
|
547 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
0 |
|
553 |
4 |
| Black metal |
12 |
0 |
|
565 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
18 |
0 |
|
583 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
0 |
|
595 |
4 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
4 |
6 |
|
599 |
10 |
| COAL |
2 |
7 |
|
599 |
10 |
| Splint |
0 |
2 |
|
599 |
10 |
| COAL |
1 |
9 |
|
599 |
10 |
| White post |
5 |
6 |
|
605 |
4 |
| Blue metal girdles |
18 |
0 |
|
623 |
4 |
| White post |
2 |
6 |
|
625 |
10 |
| Grey metal girdles |
32 |
0 |
|
657 |
10 |
| White post with whinstone |
28 |
0 |
|
685 |
10 |
| Grey metal girdles |
5 |
10 |
|
691 |
8 |
| White post |
4 |
0 |
|
695 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
696 |
3 |
| White post, with whinstone |
7 |
6 |
|
703 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
5 |
0 |
|
708 |
9 |
| COAL |
5 |
2 |
|
713 |
11 |
| COAL, coarse |
2 |
0 |
|
713 |
11 |
| COAL, splint |
1 |
1 |
|
713 |
11 |
| Black metal |
0 |
4 |
|
713 |
11 |
| COAL, splint |
0 |
4 |
|
713 |
11 |
| Black metal |
0 |
10 |
|
713 |
11 |
| COAL, splint |
0 |
7 |
|
713 |
11 |
| White post, with whinstone |
15 |
0 |
|
728 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
0 |
|
736 |
11 |
| COAL |
6 |
6 |
|
743 |
5 |
| COAL, splint |
0 |
3 |
|
743 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
0 |
9 |
|
743 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
743 |
5 |
| Black metal |
0 |
2½ |
|
743 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
10 |
|
743 |
5 |
| Black metal |
0 |
3 |
|
743 |
5 |
| COAL |
2 |
6½ |
|
743 |
5 |
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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 0321 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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