Mexico Pit

At Farnacres, in the Ray Grass Close, afterwards sunk to and called the Mexico Pit

Shaft Details

Approximate surface level 75 feet above sea (Ordnance datum)

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Geology encountered	Thickness		Depth
	ft.	in.	ft.	in.
Soil and brown stony clay	12	0	12	0
Blue stony clay	19	6	31	6
Soft grey metal	2	6	34	0
Grey metal stone, with post girdles	10	0	44	0
White and brown post	5	3	49	3
Grey metal stone, post girdles, and metal partings	7	9	57	0
COAL	4	7	61	7
COAL	0	8
Grey band, with coal* and bands*	0	7
COAL	2	8
Grey metal	0	4
COAL	0	4
In grey metal	1	5	63	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 0845 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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