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South Hetton Colliery

An Account of Strata bored through below the Hutton Seam at South Hetton Colliery. Commenced August 15th, 1865

Shaft Details

Closed: Jul 1982

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Geology encountered   Thickness   Depth
  ft. in.   ft. in.
Depth to the Hutton Seam    1080  0     1080  0
Freestone pillar at Hutton Seam, hanging-on    5  0     1085  0
Blue metal stone    12  3     1097  3
Black stone    1  8     1098  11
Black metal stone    1  10     1100  9
White stone, mixed with blue metal    5  0     1105  9
Grey metal, with post girdles    8  5     1114  2
White post, mixed with blue metal    13  6     1127  8
Grey whin and blue metal, mixed with coal pipes    12  2     1139  10
Blue metal, mixed with post    1  0     1140  11
Shivery post, mixed with coal pipes    3  8     1144  7
Black metal, with ironstone girdles    7  4     1151  11
Blue metal, mixed with iron girdles    6  3     1158  2
Blue metal, mixed with black slate    7  0     1165  2
White post, mixed with blue metal    12  3     1177  5
White post    46  0     1223  5
Blue metal, mixed with black stone    1  5     1224  10
COAL (supposed Harvey Seam)    2  2     1227  0
Blue stone, with clay    2  3     1229  3
Grey post, mixed with metal girdles    33  0     1262  4
Black stone, mixed with coal pipes    1  4     1263  8
Grey metal, mixed with iron girdles    11  6     1275  2
COAL - Busty Seam    3  5     1278  7
    COAL    0  11½       
    Stone band    0  2       
    COAL    2         
Grey metal, mixed with brown post    9  8     1288  3
COAL    0  4     1288  7
Grey metal    1  7     1290  2
Blue metal    4  4     1294  6
Grey post, rather strong    1  9     1296  3
Black metal    5  4     1301  7
Grey shivery post    12  0     1313  7
Very strong grey post, mixed with whin    12  10     1326  5
Grey metal    0  4     1326  9
Mild white post    2  4     1329  1
Black stone, mixed with coal pipes    1  7     1330  8
Grey metal stone    1  1     1331  9
White post    0  4     1332  1
Black slaty stone    3  0     1335  1
Whin, mixed with white spar    0  6     1335  7
Blue metal stone    1  4     1336  11
COAL, coarse    1  0     1337  11
Grey metal stone    1  8     1339  7
Ironstone    0  2     1339  9
Blue metal    1  10     1341  7
Grey post, mixed with blue metal    4  6     1346  2
Black stone, mixed with coal    1  0     1347  2
Blue metal    1  8     1348  10
Mild shivery post    13  6     1362  4
Strong white post, with whin girdles    49  3     1411  7
Black stone, mixed with coal    1  8     1413  3
Shivery white post    2  11     1416  2
Blue metal, mixed with iron girdles    13  10     1430  0
Brown post, mixed with grey metal    9  0     1439  0
Blue metal, mixed with brown slaty post    16  10     1455  11
COAL, like cannel    1  4     1457  3
Grey shivery post, with blue metal    2  7     1459  10
Grey post, with metal partings    6  2     1466  0
Grey post, mixed with ironstone and basalt    8  7     1474  7
Blue metal    12  2     1486  9
Grey post, with blue metal    2  9     1489  6
Grey post, with grey metal and basalt    10  10     1500  4
Blue metal, mixed with grey post    2  6     1502  10
Very hard grey post    5  0     1507  10
Very soft blue metal (seggar clay)    9  5     1517  3
Hard grey metal    0  9     1518  0
Hard grey post    1  0     1519  0
Blue metal, mixed with post girdles    6  0     1525  0
Hard grey post    1  0     1526  0
Blue metal    6  6     1532  6
Black slaty stone    1  1     1533  7
Grey metal    2  6     1536  1
Hard grey post    0  9     1536  10
Dark blue metal    19  4     1556  2
Dark post, mixed with blue metal    12  4     1568  6
White post    7  7     1576  1
Brown sandstone, with white post    8  6     1584  7
White post, mixed with dark brown post    1  8     1586  3
White post, mixed with blue metal    30  10     1617  1
Blue metal    5  2     1622  3
Very strong ironstone    0  6     1622  9
Blue metal, mixed with ironstone    4  6     1627  3
Grey post, mixed with grey metal    13  1     1640  4
White post    47  4     1687  8
Blue metal, with post girdles    10  0     1697  8
Black stone, mixed with coal    1  0     1698  8
Strong iron girdle, very hard    0  8     1699  4
Brown sandstone    9  10     1709  2
Blue metal, with post girdles    1  2     1710  4
Grey post, mixed with whin, very hard    0  6     1710  10
Very hard stone    0  4     1711  2
Strong white post    4  10     1716  0
Light grey metal    1  0     1717  0
Dark grey metal, with post girdles    7  5     1724  5
Strong grey post, with metal partings    3  7     1728  0
Dark grey metal, with girdles    10  3     1738  3
COAL, coarse    0  1     1738  4
Light grey metal, with 3-inch girdle at the bottom    6  10     1745  2
Light grey post    4  3     1749  5
Dark grey metal, with post girdles    3  10     1753  3
Light grey post, with thin grey post girdies    44  7     1797  10
Dark grey metal, with ironstone girdles    12  0     1809  10
Black stone    0  10     1810  8
COAL, with black slaty partings    0  9     1811  5
Hard grey metal, with coal pipes    0  5     1811  10
Hard grey post, with metal partings    3  5     1815  3
Very hard bastard post    1  3     1816  6
Soft coarse white post with thin metal partings and water    8  0     1824  6
Strong metal, with post girdles    11  11     1836  5
Soft light metal, with 5-inch girdle on top, very hard    7  3     1843  8
Black metal, with a hard 6-inch girdle in middle    2  0     1845  8
Strong light grey metal    1  10     1847  6
Hard white post, with metal partings coarse at top and bottom    15  2     1862  8
Dark grey metal    4  8     1867  4
Strong dark grey metal    17  9     1885  1
Soft light metal, with post girdles    6  0     1891  1
Strong grey post, with metal partings    7  5     1898  6
Very hard white post, with metal partings    5  9     1904  3
Dark grey metal, with thin post partings    10  5     1914  8
Hard grey post, with metal partings    6  4     1921  0
Dark grey metal, with post girdles    18  10     1939  10
Grey whin or bastard post, very hard    1  3     1941  1
Dark grey metal    1  1     1942  2
Hard white post, very coarse    5  3     1947  5

Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894

  original entry for sinking/boring number 1829 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume S-T, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1894"

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