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List of Mines |
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1947 North-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 |
| Addison | H. M. C. Bell | 275 | 103 | Coal: C, G, H, M. | 64,653 |
| Axwell Park | W. Riches | 387 | 82 | Coal: C. | 40,500 |
| Blackburn Fell Drift | H. Burn | — | — | Coal: G, S. | |
| Blaydon Burn, Bessie | W. Riches | 238 | 86 | Coal: C. | 49,500 |
| Blaydon Burn, Mary | W. Riches | 350 | 102 | Coal: C. | 57,000 |
| Bryan's Leap | W. T. Dodd | 83 | 12 | Coal: C, G, S. | 30,000 |
| Burnhope | A. Heatherington | 508 | 194 | Coal: C, G. | 121,000 |
| Burnopfield | H. Burn | 430 | 95 | Coal: C, G. | 137,000 |
| Byermoor | C. Mills | 250 | 55 | Coal: C, G, S. | 116,000 |
| Chopwell | H. Hepburn | 981 | 238 | Coal: C. | 254,000 |
| Clara Vale | T. E. Phillipson | 590 | 192 | Coal: C, G, H, M. | 197,000 |
| Craghead, Busty | J. G. Browell | 767 | 294 | Coal: C. | 297,000 |
| Craghead, Oswald | J. G. Browell | 409 | 137 | Coal: G. | 150,000 |
| Crookhall | J. Cooper | 616 | 198 | Coal: C. | 234,000 |
| Derwent | C. W. Pattison | 565 | 107 | Coal: C. | 123,000 |
| Dunston | J. Gibson | 304 | 59 | Coal: C, G, H, M. | 60,000 |
| East Tanfield | J. Logan | 704 | 165 | Coal: C, M, S. | 169,000 |
| Eden | G. O. Harper | 665 | 163 | Coal: C, G. | 209,000 |
| Emma | E. T. Cheeseman | 427 | 161 | Coal: C, G, H, M. | 127,118 |
| Garesfield | J. W. Strong | 351 | 80 | Coal: C. | 81,000 |
| Greenside | S. Rochester | 729 | 205 | Coal: C, G, H, M. | 185,000 |
| Hamsterley | W. C. Longstaff | 240 | 66 | Coal: C, G, H, M. | 52,000 |
| Hedley | F. K. Robson | 813 | 251 | Coal: G, S. | 181,000 |
| Kibblesworth New | J. T. Robson | 360 | 90 | Coal: C. | 146,600 |
| Kibblesworth Old | J. T. Robson | 180 | 35 | Coal: G. | 70,000 |
| Lilley Drift | J. B. Thompson | 91 | 40 | Coal: C. | 25,000 |
| Louisa | J. E. Bragan | 1473 | 446 | Coal: G. | 323,000 |
| Marley Hill (inc. Blackburn Fell Drift) | H. Burn | 439 | 119 | Coal: C, G, S. | 172,000 |
| Medomsley | P. A. Ross | 483 | 123 | Coal: C. | 121,000 |
| Morrison Busty | R. S. Paxton | 1344 | 378 | Coal: C. | 480,000 |
| South Garesfield | F. G. Braidford | 220 | 50 | Coal: C, G, M, S. | 53,000 |
| South Medomsley | A. S. Davison | 240 | 60 | Coal: C, G, S. | 90,000 |
| Stargate | S. Rochester | 287 | 97 | Coal: C, G, H, M. | 94,000 |
| Tanfield Lea | G. Robinson | 443 | 556 | Coal: C, G. | 106,500 |
| Tanfield Moor | G. Robinson | 100 | 23 | Coal: G. | 27,500 |
| Victoria Garesfield | J. B. Thompson | 227 | 63 | Coal: C. | 53,000 |
| Watergate | C. Coulson | 588 | 126 | Coal: C. | 196,000 |
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