| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
|
Depth |
| |
ft. |
in. |
|
ft. |
in. |
| Surface level up to pit mouth |
5 |
0 |
|
5 |
0 |
| Soil |
1 |
0 |
|
6 |
0 |
| Fine yellow clay |
4 |
6 |
|
10 |
6 |
| Blue clay |
6 |
6 |
|
17 |
0 |
| Stony clay |
18 |
0 |
|
35 |
0 |
| Fine cement clay |
6 |
6 |
|
41 |
6 |
| Yellow sand or loam |
4 |
6 |
|
46 |
0 |
| Blue clay and rumble stones |
6 |
0 |
|
52 |
0 |
| Grey metal seggar and bits of coal |
16 |
0 |
|
68 |
0 |
| COAL - Bensham Seam |
2 |
8 |
|
70 |
8 |
| Bastard fire clay |
1 |
10 |
|
72 |
6 |
| Soft grey metal and post girdles |
15 |
2 |
|
87 |
8 |
| Post |
10 |
4 |
|
98 |
0 |
| Post |
36 |
5 |
|
134 |
5 |
| Grey metal |
12 |
6 |
|
146 |
11 |
| Hard black stone, mixed with coal |
0 |
10 |
|
147 |
9 |
| COAL - Six-Quarter Seam |
3 |
9 |
|
151 |
6 |
| Seggar clay |
3 |
0 |
|
154 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal |
21 |
9 |
|
176 |
3 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
3 |
5 |
|
179 |
8 |
| Splint |
0 |
3 |
|
179 |
11 |
| Bastard seggar |
1 |
8 |
|
181 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
5 |
7 |
|
187 |
2 |
| Grey post |
2 |
7 |
|
189 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal and post girdles |
32 |
3 |
|
222 |
0 |
| COAL - Hutton Seam |
4 |
2 |
|
226 |
2 |
| Seggar clay |
3 |
8 |
|
229 |
10 |
| Seggar clay, mixed with ironstone |
1 |
2 |
|
231 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal |
4 |
6 |
|
235 |
6 |
| Strong brown post |
7 |
0 |
|
242 |
6 |
| COAL - Cannel Coal |
0 |
6 |
|
243 |
0 |
| Bastard seggar |
2 |
6 |
|
245 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal and post girdles |
24 |
0 |
|
269 |
6 |
| Whin |
3 |
0 |
|
272 |
6 |
| Grey post girdle |
2 |
8 |
|
275 |
2 |
| Mild grey metal |
14 |
0 |
|
289 |
2 |
| COAL - Little Seam |
1 |
6 |
|
290 |
8 |
| Dark seggar clay |
1 |
2 |
|
291 |
10 |
| Bastard seggar |
1 |
2 |
|
293 |
0 |
| Strong white post, with partings |
8 |
0 |
|
301 |
0 |
| Strong grey metal and ironstone girdles |
23 |
8 |
|
324 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
0 |
|
328 |
8 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
328 |
11 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
1 |
|
330 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
330 |
4 |
| Strong grey post, with partings |
7 |
6 |
|
337 |
10 |
| Whin girdle |
2 |
0 |
|
339 |
10 |
| Grey post |
6 |
6 |
|
346 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
6 |
|
347 |
10 |
| Strong post girdles |
1 |
8 |
|
349 |
6 |
| Blue metal and ironstone girdles |
17 |
5 |
|
366 |
11 |
| COAL - Harvey Seam |
4 |
1 |
|
371 |
0 |
| COAL, top |
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
| Band |
0 |
7 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| Seggar |
2 |
6 |
|
373 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
376 |
6 |
| Strong white post |
12 |
0 |
|
388 |
6 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
0 |
|
391 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
392 |
3 |
| Strong grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
394 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
395 |
6 |
| Strong grey metal |
2 |
6 |
|
398 |
0 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
398 |
9 |
| Strong grey metal |
7 |
0 |
|
405 |
9 |
| Strong white post |
42 |
9 |
|
448 |
6 |
| Strong blue metal |
1 |
6 |
|
450 |
0 |
| COAL - Top part of Busty Seam |
2 |
8 |
|
452 |
8 |
| Fire clay |
3 |
0 |
|
455 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal and post girdles |
17 |
0 |
|
472 |
8 |
| Splint and black stone |
0 |
5 |
|
473 |
1 |
| COAL - Bottom part of Busty Seam |
1 |
7 |
|
474 |
8 |
| Fire clay |
3 |
0 |
|
477 |
8 |
| Strong white post, with partings |
51 |
0 |
|
528 |
8 |
| Strong grey metal |
4 |
0 |
|
532 |
8 |
| COAL - Three-Quarter Seam |
2 |
0 |
|
534 |
8 |
| Seggar |
2 |
6 |
|
537 |
2 |
| Strong grey metal |
9 |
0 |
|
546 |
2 |
| Strong white post, with partings |
14 |
0 |
|
560 |
2 |
| Strong grey metal |
5 |
0 |
|
565 |
2 |
| Blue metal |
3 |
4 |
|
568 |
6 |
| COAL - Brockwell Seam |
6 |
10 |
|
575 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
5 |
|
|
|
| Band |
2 |
4 |
|
|
|
| COAL |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
| Seggar |
2 |
8 |
|
578 |
0 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
4 |
|
586 |
4 |
| Post |
60 |
0 |
|
646 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
4 |
|
647 |
8 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
7 |
|
648 |
3 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
649 |
3 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
6 |
|
656 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
658 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
659 |
6 |
| Seggar |
1 |
2 |
|
660 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
7 |
|
663 |
3 |
| Black stone |
0 |
5 |
|
663 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
24 |
0 |
|
687 |
8 |
| Bored below the Brockwell Seam, 1875:— |
0 |
0 |
|
687 |
8 |
| Seam |
3 |
0 |
|
690 |
8 |
| Seggar |
2 |
8 |
|
693 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
8 |
4 |
|
701 |
8 |
| Post |
60 |
0 |
|
761 |
8 |
| Grey metal |
1 |
4 |
|
763 |
0 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
7 |
|
763 |
7 |
| COAL |
1 |
0 |
|
764 |
7 |
| Grey metal |
7 |
6 |
|
772 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
774 |
1 |
| COAL |
0 |
9 |
|
774 |
10 |
| Seggar |
1 |
2 |
|
776 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
7 |
|
778 |
7 |
| Black stone |
0 |
5 |
|
779 |
0 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
780 |
2 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
10 |
9 |
|
790 |
11 |
| Black stone |
0 |
5 |
|
791 |
4 |
| COAL |
1 |
1 |
|
792 |
5 |
| Black stone |
1 |
1 |
|
793 |
6 |
| Seggar clay |
1 |
2 |
|
794 |
8 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
2 |
|
795 |
10 |
| Black stone |
1 |
6 |
|
797 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
3 |
6 |
|
800 |
10 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
4 |
|
812 |
2 |
| COAL |
0 |
8 |
|
812 |
10 |
| seggar |
1 |
0 |
|
813 |
10 |
| Post |
5 |
7 |
|
819 |
5 |
| Whin |
1 |
11 |
|
821 |
4 |
| Post |
5 |
3 |
|
826 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
0 |
|
827 |
7 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
9 |
|
828 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
7 |
|
832 |
11 |
| Post |
13 |
0 |
|
845 |
11 |