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Iveston Colliery

Sunnyside Pumping Engine Shaft

Strata sunk through at Sunnyside Pumping Engine Shaft, Iveston Colliery. 1866

Shaft Details

Sunk: 1866, Closed: 1892

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Soil    1  0     1  0
Clay    22  4     23  4
Gravel and sand    5  4     28  8
Shelly post, with metal partings    32  0     60  8
Dark metal, with iron bands    15  0     75  8
COAL    0  7     76  3
Thill stone    1  10     78  1
White post, with water    5  8     83  9
Light grey metal    1  10     85  7
Dark grey metal, with iron bands    3  10     89  5
COAL, bad    1  5     90  10
Thill stone    2  7     93  5
Strong grey post, with water    3  8     97  1
Grey metal stone    2  11     100  0
Dark metal, with iron bands    3  2     103  2
COAL - No. 1 (or Towneley) Seam    2  2     105  4
Brassy thill    0  4     105  8
Strong grey metal stone    3  0     108  8
Dark metal    1  5     110  1
Post and whin    1  11     112  0
Light metal    5  8     117  8
Dark metal    0  7     118  3
COAL - Hodge Seam    0  4     118  7
Thill stone    11  0     129  7
Black stone    0  6     130  1
Thill stone    4  2     134  3
Post, with whin and water    2  10     137  1
COAL - Tilly Seam    3  2     140  3
    COAL    0  11       
    Seggar band    1  8       
    COAL    0  7       
Thill stone    3  4     143  7
Black stone    0  11     144  6
Thill stone    2  8     147  2
Post, with whin and water    13  0     160  2
COAL - Hand Coal Seam    1  2     161  4
    COAL    0  4       
    Band    0  4       
    COAL    0  6       
Seggar, good light colour, with no iron balls    2  6     163  10
Dark grey metal    6  0     169  10
Light metal    18  0     187  10
Post girdle    2  0     189  10
COAL - Busty Bank Seam    13  4     203  2
    COAL, top    1  2       
    Seggar, good, with no iron balls    3  0       
    COAL    0  3       
    Dark metal, with post girdles    6  7       
    COAL, bottom    2  4       
Black stone    0  8     203  10
COAL    0  3     204  1
Black stone    0  9     204  10
COAL    0  2     205  0
Black stone (bottom of West Drift)    0  8     205  8
Light seggar    2  6     208  2
Light grey metal    6  7     214  9
Post    4  0     218  9
Post, with metal partings    12  0     230  9
Metal, with post girdles    5  10     236  7
Post, with water    7  2     243  9
Strong brown post    5  5     249  2
Grey metal    3  3     252  5
Strong post, with water    6  10     259  3
Grey metal    1  1     260  4
COAL - Three-Quarter Seam    1  2     261  6
    COAL    0         
    Black stone, mixed with coal    0  11½       
Dark grey metal    5  8     267  2
Whin, with water    3  2     270  4
Dark metal    14  0     284  4
Whin girdle    0  6     284  10
Metal    0  8     285  6
COAL    0  5     285  11
Dark metal    3  0     288  11
Brown post, with partings    4  3     293  2
Dark metal, with ironstone    5  6     298  8
Whin girdle    0  7     299  3
Grey metal    3  0     302  3
Post, with metal partings    3  4     305  7
Sand and water    0  5     306  0
COAL - Brockwell Seam    1  1     307  1
Thill stone    0  4     307  5
Post    1  8     309  1
Dark metal, with ironstone    2  0     311  1
Post, with metal partings    3  0     314  1
Dark metal, with iron balls    4  7     318  8
Post, with metal partings    6  10     325  6
Strong post    5  0     330  6
Metal    2  0     332  6
COAL    0  4     332  10
Black stone    0  5     333  3
Dark metal    2  4     335  7
Sandy post    2  10     338  5
Dark metal    7  0     345  5
Black stone    1  4     346  9
Grey metal    4  3     351  0

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885

  original entry for sinking/boring number 1206 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume F-K, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1885"

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