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South Tanfield Colliery
C Pit
Account of the Strata sunk through in the C Pit, south Tanfield Colliery. Commenced sinking, April 11th, 1870 ; finished, July 22nd, 1871
Shaft Details
Sunk: 11 Apr 1870, Closed: 1915
Approximate surface level 790 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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ft. |
in. |
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ft. |
in. |
| Strong clay |
16 |
0 |
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16 |
0 |
| Strong clay and loam |
6 |
0 |
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22 |
0 |
| Clay, mixed with stones |
6 |
0 |
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28 |
0 |
| Clay, mixed with sand |
24 |
7 |
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52 |
7 |
| Post stone |
13 |
0 |
|
65 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
8 |
|
70 |
3 |
| Post girdle |
0 |
8 |
|
70 |
11 |
| Black thill stone |
6 |
5 |
|
77 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
77 |
7 |
| Seggar clay |
1 |
6 |
|
79 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
7 |
0 |
|
86 |
1 |
| Post girdle |
2 |
4 |
|
88 |
5 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
10 |
|
93 |
3 |
| Soft blue metal |
9 |
6 |
|
102 |
9 |
| COAL |
0 |
6 |
|
103 |
3 |
| Seggar, mixed with blue metal |
4 |
6 |
|
107 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
8 |
7 |
|
116 |
4 |
| Post |
33 |
8 |
|
150 |
0 |
| COAL - Shield Row Seam |
5 |
7 |
|
155 |
7 |
| Thill stone |
2 |
9 |
|
158 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
11 |
9 |
|
170 |
1 |
| Blue metal, with 2 feet of whin girdle |
21 |
2 |
|
191 |
3 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
1 |
|
201 |
4 |
| COAL |
0 |
3 |
|
201 |
7 |
| Blue metal |
22 |
0 |
|
223 |
7 |
| Blue metal, with post girdles |
4 |
6 |
|
228 |
1 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
230 |
1 |
| Post stone |
25 |
0 |
|
255 |
1 |
| COAL - Five-Quarter Seam |
5 |
3 |
|
260 |
4 |
| Thill stone |
5 |
0 |
|
265 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
10 |
0 |
|
275 |
4 |
| Grey metal |
9 |
0 |
|
284 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
6 |
11 |
|
291 |
3 |
| COAL - Brass Thill Seam |
5 |
1 |
|
296 |
4 |
| Thill stone and seggar |
2 |
0 |
|
298 |
4 |
| Post |
6 |
0 |
|
304 |
4 |
| Blue stone |
3 |
0 |
|
307 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
21 |
0 |
|
328 |
4 |
| Blue stone and post |
9 |
0 |
|
337 |
4 |
| Post |
21 |
0 |
|
358 |
4 |
| Blue stone |
10 |
2 |
|
368 |
6 |
| COAL |
0 |
4 |
|
368 |
10 |
| Blue stone and post |
2 |
6 |
|
371 |
4 |
| Post |
20 |
0 |
|
391 |
4 |
| Grey post, with blue metal partings |
10 |
3 |
|
401 |
7 |
| Post and blue partings |
3 |
9 |
|
405 |
4 |
| Post |
8 |
0 |
|
413 |
4 |
| Post, with partings |
3 |
0 |
|
416 |
4 |
| Post |
3 |
6 |
|
419 |
10 |
| Post, mixed with whin |
3 |
0 |
|
422 |
10 |
| Post |
4 |
10 |
|
427 |
8 |
| Post, mixed with whin |
8 |
6 |
|
436 |
2 |
| Post |
2 |
6 |
|
438 |
8 |
| Post, with parting |
2 |
0 |
|
440 |
8 |
| Post |
4 |
8 |
|
445 |
4 |
| Post, mixed with whin |
3 |
1 |
|
448 |
5 |
| Post |
3 |
11 |
|
452 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
9 |
8 |
|
462 |
0 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam of the Beamish District; Hutton Seam of the Pontop District |
11 |
10 |
|
473 |
10 |
| COAL, good |
3 |
1 |
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| Band |
1 |
0 |
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| COAL, jet |
0 |
6 |
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| COAL, good |
1 |
9 |
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| Band |
0 |
6 |
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| COAL, good |
3 |
6 |
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| Band |
0 |
2 |
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| COAL, good |
1 |
4 |
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| Seggar |
1 |
7 |
|
475 |
5 |
| Post, mixed with blue metal |
2 |
4 |
|
477 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
1 |
3 |
|
479 |
0 |
| Blue metal, mixed with ironstone balls |
3 |
0 |
|
482 |
0 |
| Blue metal, mixed with post |
11 |
4 |
|
493 |
4 |
| COAL - Main Coal or Hutton Seam |
3 |
0 |
|
496 |
4 |
| Seggar |
3 |
0 |
|
499 |
4 |
| Blue metal |
2 |
0 |
|
501 |
4 |
| Blue metal, mixed with ironstone balls |
14 |
5 |
|
515 |
9 |
| Blue metal |
4 |
7 |
|
520 |
4 |
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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 1848 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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