Coxlodge Colliery
Jubilee/North Pit
Account of Strata sunk through in the Jubilee or North Pit, Coxlodge Colliery
Shaft Details
Closed: 16 Jun 1894
Approximate surface level 71.02m above sea (Ordnance datum)
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| Geology encountered |
Thickness |
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Depth |
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m. |
|
m. |
| Strong clay and gravel |
9.75 |
|
9.75 |
| Black slaty metal |
1.68 |
|
11.43 |
| Grindstone post, with water |
4.27 |
|
15.70 |
| COAL |
0.30 |
|
16.00 |
| Soft blue thill |
0.30 |
|
16.31 |
| Soft white post |
3.81 |
|
20.12 |
| Grey metal |
4.42 |
|
24.54 |
| Whin |
0.61 |
|
25.15 |
| Soft blue and black metal |
5.82 |
|
30.96 |
| COAL |
0.28 |
|
31.24 |
| Soft blue thill |
0.46 |
|
31.70 |
| White post, with whin |
1.83 |
|
33.53 |
| Grey metal, with water |
4.72 |
|
38.25 |
| Whin, with water |
0.46 |
|
38.71 |
| Grey metal |
0.61 |
|
39.32 |
| Black metal |
3.20 |
|
42.52 |
| COAL |
0.74 |
|
43.25 |
| COAL |
0.08 |
|
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| Black metal |
0.20 |
|
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| COAL |
0.46 |
|
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| Black slate |
0.08 |
|
43.33 |
| Soft blue slate |
0.30 |
|
43.64 |
| Grey post |
2.54 |
|
46.18 |
| Strong white post |
0.46 |
|
46.63 |
| Post, with whin |
3.12 |
|
49.76 |
| Grey metal |
2.44 |
|
52.19 |
| COAL |
0.89 |
|
53.08 |
| Soft thill |
0.61 |
|
53.69 |
| COAL |
0.23 |
|
53.92 |
| Soft thill |
0.30 |
|
54.23 |
| COAL |
0.05 |
|
54.28 |
| Grey metal |
0.33 |
|
54.61 |
| White post |
2.59 |
|
57.20 |
| Black metal |
0.81 |
|
58.01 |
| COAL, brassy |
0.69 |
|
58.70 |
| Strong white post |
0.97 |
|
59.66 |
| Whin |
0.30 |
|
59.97 |
| Grey metal |
0.20 |
|
60.17 |
| Whin |
0.18 |
|
60.35 |
| Strong white post |
1.07 |
|
61.41 |
| Grey metal |
1.68 |
|
63.09 |
| Whin |
0.30 |
|
63.40 |
| Grey metal |
2.64 |
|
66.04 |
| Blue metal |
1.93 |
|
67.97 |
| Black metal |
0.63 |
|
68.60 |
| Grey metal |
0.46 |
|
69.06 |
| COAL |
0.10 |
|
69.16 |
| Thill |
0.30 |
|
69.49 |
| Thill |
1.04 |
|
70.53 |
| Blue metal |
6.96 |
|
77.49 |
| Black metal |
0.20 |
|
77.70 |
| COAL |
0.05 |
|
77.75 |
| Thill |
0.63 |
|
78.38 |
| Whin |
0.25 |
|
78.64 |
| Grey metal |
4.78 |
|
83.41 |
| Strong white post |
5.08 |
|
88.49 |
| Blue metal |
1.32 |
|
89.81 |
| Black metal |
0.05 |
|
89.86 |
| COAL |
0.18 |
|
90.04 |
| Grey metal and post girdles |
1.12 |
|
91.16 |
| Strong whin |
0.38 |
|
91.54 |
| Black metal |
7.82 |
|
99.36 |
| COAL |
0.48 |
|
99.84 |
| Main post |
13.72 |
|
113.56 |
| COAL - High Main Seam |
1.27 |
|
114.83 |
| From the cap to bottom of walling (soft) |
2.82 |
|
117.65 |
| Grey metal, with girdles (rather sandy shale) |
3.35 |
|
121.00 |
| Soft blue metal |
3.35 |
|
124.35 |
| Light blue metal (strong shale) |
1.60 |
|
125.95 |
| COAL |
0.23 |
|
126.18 |
| Grey metal |
8.53 |
|
134.72 |
| Strong post girdles (freestone) |
0.84 |
|
135.55 |
| Soft dark grey metal |
1.22 |
|
136.77 |
| COAL |
0.30 |
|
137.08 |
| Post girdles, with partings |
5.18 |
|
142.26 |
| Grey metal |
7.92 |
|
150.18 |
| COAL |
0.36 |
|
150.54 |
| Thill stone (sill) |
0.91 |
|
151.45 |
| Grey metal (sandy shale) |
1.22 |
|
152.67 |
| Post girdles, with partings |
4.27 |
|
156.94 |
| Grey metal |
1.83 |
|
158.77 |
| Blue metal |
1.02 |
|
159.79 |
| Black splint |
0.46 |
|
160.24 |
| Blue metal |
1.12 |
|
161.36 |
| COAL |
0.43 |
|
161.79 |
| Soft seggar |
1.12 |
|
162.91 |
| COAL |
0.25 |
|
163.16 |
| Grey metal |
0.61 |
|
163.77 |
| Grey post |
1.37 |
|
165.14 |
| Blue metal |
4.67 |
|
169.82 |
| COAL |
0.91 |
|
170.73 |
| Strong grey metal |
2.87 |
|
173.60 |
| Post girdles, with partings |
1.73 |
|
175.33 |
| White post, with whin (basaltic) |
21.03 |
|
196.36 |
| COAL |
0.43 |
|
196.79 |
| Grey metal |
3.53 |
|
200.32 |
| White post, with partings |
10.06 |
|
210.38 |
| Blue metal |
0.91 |
|
211.29 |
| COAL - Low Main Seam |
1.68 |
|
212.97 |
| Jet |
0.10 |
|
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| COAL |
0.33 |
|
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| Seggar |
0.41 |
|
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| Splint |
0.08 |
|
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| COAL |
0.76 |
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Source: An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881
original entry for sinking/boring number 0634 in "An Account of the strata of Northumberland & Durham as proved by Borings & Sinkings, Volume C-E, published by the North of England Institute of Mining & Mechanical Engineers, 1881"
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