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Post by John on Apr 13, 2008 12:38:13 GMT -5
I was doing a little search this morning and found out the Notts coal seams dip to the east under Lincolnshire at depths of over 3000 feet.
I wonder why the coal board never exploited that part of the coalfield?
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Post by erichall on Oct 28, 2010 11:34:45 GMT -5
I believe that Notts did work out that way, but only until it became too deep to be economic. Also, I believe the area as it went further east became very fragmented. Bretby and Linby, I understand encountered a lot of faulting.
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Post by John on Oct 28, 2010 12:31:10 GMT -5
Linby was just about worked out Eric, all workable seams had just about been exhausted. Looking at maps, it was surrounded by Annesley, Newstead to the north, Hucknall No2 to the south with Bestwood to the south east, then Babbingtons workings to the southwest and west.
After seeing some of the maps for north Notts, makes me wonder why the county hasn't sunk into a huge hole!!!
Very few pits worked much east of linby/Hucknall No2 or the pits to the north going much east.
Not sure of the geology east of the worked coalfield. Selby in Yorkshire seems to be the only pit that worked eastwards, up until the NCB did test drillings, I think nobody ever thought the seams went as far as they found in the drill cores.
I know there was no mention of coal much past Newark when I did mining Tech etc with the board, that was the 60's, so much changes once the drill rigs start drilling though!!
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