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Choppington Colliery
Anne Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the Anne Pit, Choppington Colliery.
Shaft Details
Sunk: 05 Feb 1857
Approximate surface level 98 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. |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
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1 |
0 |
| Light brown clay |
4 |
0 |
|
5 |
0 |
| Sand, with water |
0 |
6 |
|
5 |
6 |
| Blue clay |
8 |
3 |
|
13 |
9 |
| Sand |
0 |
3 |
|
14 |
0 |
| Blue clay |
5 |
0 |
|
19 |
0 |
| Dark brown clay |
18 |
8 |
|
37 |
8 |
| Blue loamy clay, with sand partings |
15 |
1 |
|
52 |
9 |
| Sand, with water |
5 |
10 |
|
58 |
7 |
| Gravel |
1 |
0 |
|
59 |
7 |
| Strong gravelly clay |
16 |
0 |
|
75 |
7 |
| Sand, half over the pit |
3 |
4 |
|
78 |
11 |
| Strong gravelly clay |
6 |
7 |
|
85 |
6 |
| Yellow freestone |
6 |
0 |
|
91 |
6 |
| Grey metal scare, with post and post girdles |
6 |
6 |
|
98 |
0 |
| Grey metal scare, with post and post girdles |
12 |
6 |
|
110 |
6 |
| Grey post and metal partings (iron and slips) |
24 |
0 |
|
134 |
6 |
| White post and metal partings, mixed with coal pipes |
18 |
8 |
|
153 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
8 |
|
154 |
10 |
| Grey thill |
4 |
11 |
|
159 |
9 |
| White post |
5 |
2 |
|
164 |
11 |
| Blue metal, mixed with ironstone |
2 |
9 |
|
167 |
8 |
| COAL, foul |
0 |
2 |
|
167 |
10 |
| Thill |
0 |
4 |
|
168 |
2 |
| Light grey post, with metal partings |
7 |
10 |
|
176 |
0 |
| Brown whin |
2 |
6 |
|
178 |
6 |
| White post, with metal partings |
6 |
10 |
|
185 |
4 |
| Dark grey metal |
3 |
7 |
|
188 |
11 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
3 |
|
189 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
190 |
8 |
| Strong post girdle |
0 |
3 |
|
190 |
11 |
| Dark blue metal |
0 |
11 |
|
191 |
10 |
| Ironstone girdles |
0 |
1 |
|
191 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
7 |
|
193 |
6 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
2 |
9 |
|
196 |
3 |
| Thill |
3 |
0 |
|
199 |
3 |
| Grey post and partings |
6 |
2 |
|
205 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
206 |
5 |
| Post girdles |
0 |
8 |
|
207 |
1 |
| Dark grey metal |
2 |
8 |
|
209 |
9 |
| Whin |
0 |
2 |
|
209 |
11 |
| Dark blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
2 |
4 |
|
212 |
3 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
212 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
212 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
2 |
6 |
|
215 |
4 |
| Whin |
0 |
6 |
|
215 |
10 |
| Grey metal, scared with post |
0 |
8 |
|
216 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
216 |
9 |
| Thill |
1 |
5 |
|
218 |
2 |
| Grey metal, scared with post |
10 |
9 |
|
228 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
229 |
8 |
| Dark thill stone |
0 |
8 |
|
230 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
233 |
4 |
| Grey post, with partings, mixed with whin |
18 |
0 |
|
251 |
4 |
| Leafy grey post |
39 |
0 |
|
290 |
4 |
| Grey post, mixed with whin and water |
1 |
6 |
|
291 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
293 |
4 |
| COAL |
2 |
5 |
|
295 |
9 |
| COAL |
2 |
2 |
|
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| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
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| COAL |
0 |
1 |
|
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| Strong grey thill |
5 |
9 |
|
301 |
6 |
| Grey post |
16 |
8 |
|
318 |
2 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
10 |
11 |
|
329 |
1 |
| COAL |
3 |
8 |
|
332 |
9 |
| COAL |
2 |
3 |
|
|
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| Band |
0 |
1 |
|
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| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
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| Strong grey thill |
6 |
0 |
|
338 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
339 |
1 |
| Dark metal |
0 |
8 |
|
339 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles and water |
6 |
8 |
|
346 |
5 |
| Whin, with water |
1 |
8 |
|
348 |
1 |
| Strong grey metal, scared with post |
6 |
0 |
|
354 |
1 |
| Grey post, with water |
1 |
6 |
|
355 |
7 |
| Grey metal, scared with post |
3 |
6 |
|
359 |
1 |
| Grey post, with water |
1 |
9 |
|
360 |
10 |
| Dark metal |
2 |
6 |
|
363 |
4 |
| Mussel bed |
3 |
5 |
|
366 |
9 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
4 |
8 |
|
371 |
5 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam (Hutton Seam on Wear) |
4 |
8 |
|
376 |
1 |
| COAL, grey |
0 |
5 |
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| COAL |
3 |
0 |
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| Band |
0 |
2 |
|
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| COAL |
1 |
1 |
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| Sunk from the Low Main to the Harvey Seam |
0 |
0 |
|
376 |
1 |
| Post |
48 |
0 |
|
424 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
424 |
7 |
| Post, with partings |
8 |
0 |
|
432 |
7 |
| Blue |
2 |
0 |
|
434 |
7 |
| Mussel bed |
0 |
10 |
|
435 |
5 |
| Blue |
2 |
0 |
|
437 |
5 |
| Post |
1 |
0 |
|
438 |
5 |
| Blue |
4 |
0 |
|
442 |
5 |
| Post, with water |
6 |
0 |
|
448 |
5 |
| Blue |
3 |
0 |
|
451 |
5 |
| COAL - Plessey Seam |
2 |
10 |
|
454 |
3 |
| Blue stone |
6 |
0 |
|
460 |
3 |
| Grey post |
12 |
0 |
|
472 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
472 |
9 |
| White post |
18 |
0 |
|
490 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
4 |
|
492 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
12 |
0 |
|
504 |
1 |
| White post |
30 |
0 |
|
534 |
1 |
| Soft blue metal |
12 |
0 |
|
546 |
1 |
| Post |
34 |
0 |
|
580 |
1 |
| Metal |
6 |
0 |
|
586 |
1 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
3 |
0 |
|
589 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
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| Band |
0 |
1½ |
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| COAL |
2 |
4½ |
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| Bored from the Harvey Seam |
0 |
0 |
|
589 |
1 |
| Metal |
16 |
0 |
|
605 |
1 |
| COAL and metal |
3 |
10 |
|
608 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
612 |
11 |
| White post |
24 |
2 |
|
637 |
1 |
| Metal |
0 |
2 |
|
637 |
3 |
| COAL - Denton Low Main Seam |
2 |
9 |
|
640 |
0 |
| COAL, slaty |
0 |
11 |
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| Metal |
0 |
5 |
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| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
|
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| Grey metal |
24 |
0 |
|
664 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
664 |
6 |
| Grey metal stone |
9 |
0 |
|
673 |
6 |
| COAL |
2 |
1 |
|
675 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
677 |
1 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881
 original entry for sinking/boring number 0481 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881"
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