Durham Main Colliery
Account of Strata sunk through at Durham Main Colliery
Shaft Details
Closed: 1924
Approximate surface level 200 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Depth from surface to thill of Hutton Seam |
107 |
11 |
|
107 |
11 |
| Walling |
19 |
9 |
|
127 |
8 |
| Post |
9 |
0 |
|
136 |
8 |
| Walling |
4 |
0 |
|
140 |
8 |
| Post |
39 |
0 |
|
179 |
8 |
| Walling |
43 |
6 |
|
223 |
2 |
| Sump |
6 |
0 |
|
229 |
2 |
| Hard grey metal, with iron girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
235 |
2 |
| Dark grey metal, with post and water |
6 |
6 |
|
241 |
8 |
| Soft grey stone |
0 |
6 |
|
242 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
242 |
4 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
0 |
|
243 |
4 |
| Dark grey post |
7 |
0 |
|
250 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
254 |
4 |
| Black stone |
0 |
9 |
|
255 |
1 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
1 |
9 |
|
256 |
10 |
| Seggar-clay |
2 |
4 |
|
259 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
8 |
|
266 |
10 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
5 |
0 |
|
271 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
272 |
0 |
| Seggar-clay |
3 |
0 |
|
275 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
278 |
6 |
| Hard grey post |
3 |
0 |
|
281 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
2 |
|
286 |
8 |
| Hard grey metal, with post girdles |
29 |
6 |
|
316 |
2 |
| Black stone |
0 |
4 |
|
316 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
316 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
318 |
2 |
| Hard white post |
7 |
0 |
|
325 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
325 |
5 |
| Seggar-clay |
3 |
6 |
|
328 |
11 |
| Hard grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
331 |
11 |
| White post, with metal partings |
2 |
0 |
|
333 |
11 |
| Dark metal |
1 |
0 |
|
334 |
11 |
| White post |
6 |
0 |
|
340 |
11 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
341 |
5 |
| COAL |
1 |
2 |
|
342 |
7 |
| Seggar-clay |
1 |
0 |
|
343 |
7 |
| Hard grey metal, with post girdles |
23 |
0 |
|
366 |
7 |
| Hard white post |
3 |
3 |
|
369 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
1 |
|
370 |
11 |
| COAL - Busty Seam |
6 |
2 |
|
377 |
1 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Band |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| Band |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Hard seggar-clay, with iron balls |
4 |
0 |
|
381 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
381 |
9 |
| Hard seggar-clay |
1 |
0 |
|
382 |
9 |
| Hard post girdles, with metal partings |
7 |
5 |
|
390 |
2 |
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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 2661 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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