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Eldon Colliery
Fifteen-feet Shaft
Account of Strata sunk through in the Fifteen-feet Shaft at Eldon or South Durham Colliery. May 6th, 1864
Shaft Details
Sunk: 06 May 1864
Approximate surface level 405 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Gravel clay |
4 |
6 |
|
4 |
6 |
| Sand |
5 |
0 |
|
9 |
6 |
| Gravel and sand |
5 |
0 |
|
14 |
6 |
| Strong blue metal, with iron girdles |
28 |
6 |
|
43 |
0 |
| Grey post |
4 |
0 |
|
47 |
0 |
| Black stone |
0 |
6 |
|
47 |
6 |
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
49 |
6 |
| Soft seggar |
4 |
0 |
|
53 |
6 |
| Grey post |
4 |
0 |
|
57 |
6 |
| Whin girdles |
0 |
6 |
|
58 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
59 |
0 |
| Whin girdles |
1 |
6 |
|
60 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
62 |
0 |
| Whin girdles |
1 |
0 |
|
63 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
13 |
6 |
|
76 |
6 |
| Black stone |
15 |
0 |
|
91 |
6 |
| Blue metal, with ironstone girdles |
13 |
0 |
|
104 |
6 |
| COAL - Jet Seam |
3 |
0 |
|
107 |
6 |
| Seggar clay |
3 |
0 |
|
110 |
6 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
6 |
0 |
|
116 |
6 |
| COAL, good |
4 |
0 |
|
|
|
| COAL, coarse |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Seggar clay |
2 |
0 |
|
118 |
6 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
0 |
|
126 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
4 |
5 |
|
130 |
11 |
| Blue metal |
15 |
2 |
|
146 |
1 |
| Black stone |
4 |
7 |
|
150 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
2 |
|
152 |
10 |
| COAL, coarse |
0 |
10 |
|
153 |
8 |
| Grey post |
14 |
10 |
|
168 |
6 |
| Post girdles |
1 |
6 |
|
170 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
10 |
|
172 |
10 |
| Brown whin girdles |
1 |
2 |
|
174 |
0 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
34 |
10 |
|
208 |
10 |
| COAL - Main Coal Seam |
6 |
8 |
|
215 |
6 |
| Seggar clay |
0 |
10 |
|
216 |
4 |
| COAL |
6 |
0 |
|
222 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Shell stone |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Shale stone |
1 |
2 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
11 |
|
|
|
| White seggar |
4 |
10 |
|
227 |
2 |
| Strong grey metal |
24 |
8 |
|
251 |
10 |
| Grey post |
8 |
10 |
|
260 |
8 |
| Bastard whin |
2 |
2 |
|
262 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
263 |
10 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
14 |
7 |
|
278 |
5 |
| Grey post, with water |
3 |
0 |
|
281 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
0 |
|
284 |
5 |
| White post |
11 |
0 |
|
295 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
297 |
5 |
| Strong white post |
48 |
0 |
|
345 |
5 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
2 |
8 |
|
348 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
13 |
2 |
|
361 |
3 |
| Dark metal |
35 |
7 |
|
396 |
10 |
| COAL, coarse |
2 |
0 |
|
398 |
10 |
| Stone band |
0 |
10 |
|
399 |
8 |
| COAL |
1 |
6 |
|
401 |
2 |
| Dark grey metal, with post girdles |
24 |
4 |
|
425 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
425 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
0 |
10 |
|
426 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
427 |
5 |
| Seggar clay |
4 |
0 |
|
431 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
433 |
5 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
433 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
7 |
|
442 |
4 |
| Grey post, with whin |
6 |
5 |
|
448 |
9 |
| Grey metal, with ironstone girdles |
23 |
5 |
|
472 |
2 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
3 |
4 |
|
475 |
6 |
| Seggar clay |
0 |
9 |
|
476 |
3 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
6 |
0 |
|
482 |
3 |
| Strong grey metal, mixed with post |
29 |
0 |
|
511 |
3 |
| Strong grey post, mixed with whin |
12 |
6 |
|
523 |
9 |
| Grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
526 |
3 |
| COAL |
0 |
2 |
|
526 |
5 |
| Strong grey metal, with post girdles |
12 |
8 |
|
539 |
1 |
| White post |
3 |
6 |
|
542 |
7 |
| Strong grey metal |
4 |
2 |
|
546 |
9 |
| COAL |
1 |
7 |
|
548 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
0 |
6 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| Dark grey metal, with post girdles |
21 |
2 |
|
569 |
6 |
| Dark metal, with ironstone balls |
19 |
2 |
|
588 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
588 |
11 |
| Soft thill stone |
3 |
10 |
|
592 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal, with ironstone balls |
9 |
8 |
|
602 |
5 |
| Soft seggar |
2 |
0 |
|
604 |
5 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
25 |
3 |
|
629 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
632 |
8 |
| Black stone |
0 |
10 |
|
633 |
6 |
| Jet |
0 |
2½ |
|
633 |
8½ |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
3 |
5½ |
|
637 |
2 |
| COAL, good |
0 |
4½ |
|
|
|
| Stone band |
0 |
2½ |
|
|
|
| COAL, good |
2 |
10½ |
|
|
|
| Seggar clay |
2 |
0 |
|
639 |
2 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
9 |
|
647 |
11 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
648 |
2 |
| Seggar clay |
2 |
2 |
|
650 |
4 |
| Strong grey metal |
4 |
10 |
|
655 |
2 |
| Strong white post, mixed with whin |
13 |
0 |
|
668 |
2 |
| Seggar clay |
2 |
0 |
|
670 |
2 |
| Strong grey metal, mixed with post |
17 |
0 |
|
687 |
2 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
31 |
0 |
|
718 |
2 |
| Grey metal, mixed with post |
15 |
7 |
|
733 |
9 |
| COAL |
2 |
2 |
|
735 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
36 |
7 |
|
772 |
6 |
| Dark metal |
4 |
0 |
|
776 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
15 |
2 |
|
791 |
8 |
| Post, with metal Partings |
3 |
6 |
|
795 |
2 |
| COAL - Busty Bank Seam |
2 |
8 |
|
797 |
10 |
| COAL, good |
2 |
8 |
|
|
|
| Grey metal |
2 |
0 |
|
799 |
10 |
| Strong white post, very coarse |
46 |
0 |
|
845 |
10 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
0 |
|
846 |
10 |
| COAL |
0 |
5 |
|
847 |
3 |
| Black stone |
0 |
8 |
|
847 |
11 |
| Grey post, with metal partings |
8 |
4 |
|
856 |
3 |
| Dark grey metal |
11 |
5 |
|
867 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
7 |
|
868 |
3 |
| Seggar clay |
3 |
0 |
|
871 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
11 |
8 |
|
882 |
11 |
| Strong white post and metal partings, with whin |
41 |
0 |
|
923 |
11 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam |
5 |
2 |
|
929 |
1 |
| Fire clay |
1 |
6 |
|
930 |
7 |
| Grey metal, with post girdles |
22 |
6 |
|
953 |
1 |
| Grey post |
25 |
0 |
|
978 |
1 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
983 |
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 0771 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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