| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Strong brown clay |
30 |
6 |
|
30 |
6 |
| Grey leafy post |
6 |
0 |
|
36 |
6 |
| Soft bluish grey shale |
5 |
0 |
|
41 |
6 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
6 |
|
44 |
0 |
| Soft bluish grey shale |
0 |
6 |
|
44 |
6 |
| White post |
16 |
9 |
|
61 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
6 |
|
65 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
67 |
3 |
| Black thill stone |
3 |
6 |
|
70 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
70 |
11 |
| Seggar clay |
2 |
3 |
|
73 |
2 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
5 |
6 |
|
78 |
8 |
| Post girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
82 |
8 |
| Strong post girdles, with grey metal partings |
7 |
0 |
|
89 |
8 |
| Strong white post, with whin boulders |
6 |
6 |
|
96 |
2 |
| White post |
7 |
6 |
|
103 |
8 |
| Brown whin |
2 |
0 |
|
105 |
8 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
7 |
6 |
|
113 |
2 |
| Black stone |
4 |
1 |
|
117 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
118 |
3 |
| Seggar clay (very good) |
6 |
6 |
|
124 |
9 |
| Seggar clay, with ironstone nodules |
3 |
5 |
|
128 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
132 |
2 |
| White post, with whin boulders |
3 |
0 |
|
135 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
6 |
6 |
|
141 |
8 |
| Strong white post |
7 |
0 |
|
148 |
8 |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
149 |
4 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
8 |
0 |
|
157 |
4 |
| Dark grey metal |
8 |
10 |
|
166 |
2 |
| COAL |
1 |
3 |
|
167 |
5 |
| Grey thill |
0 |
6 |
|
167 |
11 |
| Strong white post |
4 |
0 |
|
171 |
11 |
| Grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
173 |
11 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
7 |
0 |
|
180 |
11 |
| Bluish grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
9 |
6 |
|
190 |
5 |
| Dark bluish grey metal |
7 |
6 |
|
197 |
11 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
199 |
0 |
| Dark grey thill stone |
4 |
2 |
|
203 |
2 |
| Grey post |
1 |
1 |
|
204 |
3 |
| Dark bluish grey metal, with ironstone nodules |
8 |
3 |
|
212 |
6 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
5 |
2 |
|
217 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
|
|
| Hard stone band |
0 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
4 |
9 |
|
|
|
| Seggar clay |
4 |
0 |
|
221 |
8 |
| Strong grey post |
10 |
0 |
|
231 |
8 |
| Grey post and metal partings |
7 |
6 |
|
239 |
2 |
| Grey leafy post |
5 |
10 |
|
245 |
0 |
| Grey leafy post |
1 |
7 |
|
246 |
7 |
| Grey post, with white post girdles |
11 |
1 |
|
257 |
8 |
| Dark grey post |
2 |
6 |
|
260 |
2 |
| White post, with whin |
3 |
1 |
|
263 |
3 |
| Strong grey post |
12 |
0 |
|
275 |
3 |
| Strong white post, with whin |
22 |
0 |
|
297 |
3 |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
297 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
9 |
10 |
|
307 |
9 |
| COAL - Newbiggin Seam, Grey Seam, or Metal and Stone Coal |
4 |
10 |
|
312 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
10 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Strong grey thill |
3 |
5 |
|
316 |
0 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
316 |
6 |
| Strong grey post |
4 |
0 |
|
320 |
6 |
| Grey post, with white post girdles |
12 |
2 |
|
332 |
8 |
| Strong white post |
2 |
9 |
|
335 |
5 |
| Grey post |
5 |
6 |
|
340 |
11 |
| Leafy post, with white post girdles |
5 |
1 |
|
346 |
0 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
347 |
0 |
| Black stone |
0 |
3 |
|
347 |
3 |
| Blue metal and ironstone girdles |
2 |
9 |
|
350 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
350 |
2 |
| Blue metal and ironstone girdles |
3 |
10 |
|
354 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
354 |
3 |
| Seggar clay |
1 |
8 |
|
355 |
11 |
| Grey post |
3 |
4 |
|
359 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
359 |
7 |
| Seggar clay |
0 |
4 |
|
359 |
11 |
| Grey post and post girdles |
4 |
0 |
|
363 |
11 |
| Strong white post |
1 |
8 |
|
365 |
7 |
| Whin |
2 |
0 |
|
367 |
7 |
| White post, with blue metal girdles |
4 |
2 |
|
371 |
9 |
| Grey metal and ironstone girdles |
4 |
6 |
|
376 |
3 |
| White post and metal girdles |
5 |
9 |
|
382 |
0 |
| COAL - Yard Seam |
2 |
11 |
|
384 |
11 |
| Seggar clay |
3 |
0 |
|
387 |
11 |
| Strong grey stone |
5 |
7 |
|
393 |
6 |
| Grey metal, with iron balls and post threads |
38 |
0 |
|
431 |
6 |
| Grey post |
2 |
0 |
|
433 |
6 |
| Strong white post, with whin and metal partings |
19 |
3 |
|
452 |
9 |
| Strong white post, with whin |
27 |
9 |
|
480 |
6 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin and coal pipes |
19 |
0 |
|
499 |
6 |
| Strong grey post, brassy and grey threads |
51 |
0 |
|
550 |
6 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
0 |
5 |
|
550 |
11 |
| Dark seggar clay |
2 |
4 |
|
553 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
1 |
|
555 |
4 |
| Strong white post girdles |
0 |
6 |
|
555 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
8 |
|
556 |
6 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin and metal partings |
2 |
10 |
|
559 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
1 |
|
560 |
5 |
| Strong white post girdles |
0 |
7 |
|
561 |
0 |
| Blue metal and ironstone girdles |
2 |
2 |
|
563 |
2 |
| Grey metal, grey post, and brown whin mixed |
12 |
5 |
|
575 |
7 |
| Grey metal and ironstone girdles |
10 |
4 |
|
585 |
11 |
| Shell bed in black stone |
1 |
11 |
|
587 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with post and ironstone girdles |
3 |
2 |
|
591 |
0 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
4 |
0 |
|
595 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
5½ |
|
|
|
| Black stone |
0 |
1½ |
|
|
|
| Dark grey metal band |
0 |
5 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
3 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Dark blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
596 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
596 |
8 |
| Grey post, with white post girdles |
5 |
4 |
|
602 |
0 |