Duke's Moor

Bored from the Thill of the Main Coal to the Metal Coal in Duke's Moor Colliery, in the West Pit, which is twenty-eight fathoms deep. June 6th, 1754

Shaft Details

Sunk: 06 Jun 1754

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Geology encountered	Thickness		Depth
	ft.	in.	ft.	in.
Depth to Main Coal	168	0	168	0
COAL, ground	1	0	169	0
Soft grey metal	6	0	175	0
Grey metal, with water	12	0	187	0
Blue metal, with some girdles	12	0	199	0
Soft black metal	1	0	200	0
COAL, foul	0	4	200	4
Soft grey metal	5	6	205	10
COAL	2	1	207	11
Grey thill	2	0	209	11

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 0736 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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