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List of Mines |
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1947 Mid-West Durham Area
The initial letters attached to the word "Coal" indicate the kind of coal produced, viz:— C. Coking; G. Gas; H. Household; M. Manufacturing; S. Steam.
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| Name of Mine | Manager | Under Ground | Surface | Class of Coal | Approx. Annual Tonnage |
| Beamish Mary | F. C. Chapman | 276 | 139 | Coal: C, G. | 117,000 |
| Beamish Second & Park | P. R. Kennedy | 264 | 126 | Coal: G. | |
| Bearpark | J. Stoker | 384 | 175 | Coal: C, M, S. | 350,000 |
| Brancepeth | W. H. Armstrong | 1379 | 554 | Coal: C, G, M, S. | 500,000 |
| Brandon Pit House | J. P. Welsh | 726 | 226 | Coal: C, H, M, S. | 300,000 |
| Brandon, A | J. P. Welsh | 389 | 133 | Coal: C, H, M, S. | 100,000 |
| Chester South Moor | H. L. Wilson | 520 | 100 | Coal: C, G, M, S. | 145,000 |
| Cocken Drift | T. R. Smith | 120 | 50 | Coal: C, G, H. | 40,000 |
| East Hedley Hope | J. Stoker, Jnr. | 303 | 45 | Coal: C, M, S. | 80,000 |
| Esh | A. K. Dawson | 283 | 51 | Coal: C, M. | 70,000 |
| Grange | T. McBride | 50 | 10 | Coal: H, M, S. | 12,000 |
| Hamsteels | J. Reay | 214 | 63 | Coal: C, M, S. | 100,000 |
| Handen Hold | F. C. Chapman | 197 | 122 | Coal: C, G. | |
| Hole-in-the-Wall | E. W. Craggs | 153 | 37 | Coal: C, H, M. | 45,000 |
| Kimblesworth | E. Killeen | 652 | 212 | Coal: C, G, H, M, S. | 225,000 |
| Langley Park | J. N. Brighton | 531 | 120 | Coal: C, G, M, S. | 166,000 |
| Malton | J. Reay | 201 | 61 | Coal: C, M, S. | 60,000 |
| Nettlesworth Drift | T. Chadwick | 110 | 45 | Coal: H, S. | 50,000 |
| New Brancepeth | G. S. Watson | 374 | 45 | Coal: C, M. | 70,000 |
| Pelton | A. Rose | 490 | 150 | Coal: C, G, H. | 175,000 |
| Roddymoor | J. R. Colman | 925 | 158 | Coal: C. | 250,000 |
| Sacriston | R. M. Scott | 404 | 139 | Coal: C, G, H, M, S. | 135,000 |
| Shield Row | R. M. Scott | 97 | 40 | Coal: G, H, M, S. | 40,000 |
| South Pelaw | C. G. Widdas | 562 | 170 | Coal: C, G, H. | 150,000 |
| Twizell Burn Drift | F. C. Chapman | 105 | 55 | Coal: C, G. | 55,000 |
| Ushaw Moor | H. O. Matthews | 256 | 59 | Coal: C, M. | 65,000 |
| Waterhouses | A. K. Dawson | 425 | 70 | Coal: C. | 100,000 |
| West Thornley | G. A. Galloway | 38 | 13 | Coal: C, M. | 13,500 |
| Witton | R. M. Scott | 220 | 100 | Coal: C, G, H, M, S. | 85,000 |
| Wooley | G. P. Chapman | 524 | 58 | Coal: C, M. | 135,000 |
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