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1950 National Coal Board - 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 | Situation | Under Ground | Above Ground | Minerals and Seams Worked, and Remarks |
| Addison | Blaydon-on-Tyne | 256 | 109 | Coal: C, G, H, S. Fireclay. Ruler, Towneley, Hodge, Tilley, Stone, Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Brockwell, Marshall Green. |
| Axwell Park | Swalwell | 223 | 49 | Coal: C. Fireclay. Stone, Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Brockwell. |
| Blackburn Fell Drift | Lamesley | 118 | 17 | Coal: G, S. Brass Thill. (see Marley Hill). |
| Blaydon Burn, Bessie | Blaydon-on-Tyne | 242 | 67 | Coal: C. Fireclay. Stone, Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Brockwell. |
| Blaydon Burn, Mary | Blaydon-on-Tyne | 339 | 67 | Coal: C. Fireclay. Towneley, Barlow Field, Five Quarter, Brockwell, Victoria. |
| Bryan's Leap Three Quarter Drift | Burnopfield | 124 | 18 | Coal: C, G, M. Three Quarter. |
| Burnhope, Annie & Betty | Lanchester | — | — | Coal: C. Towneley, Busty, Brockwell. |
| Burnhope, Fortune | Lanchester | — | — | Coal: G. Low Main. |
| Burnhope, Lanchester Drift | Lanchester | 71 | 15 | Coal. Towneley. |
| Burnopfield | Burnopfield | 453 | 111 | Coal: C, G. Shield Row, Five Quarter, Brass Thill, Hutton Section, Main, Brockwell. |
| Byermoor | Burnopfield | 274 | 66 | Coal: C, G, S. Busty, Brockwell. |
| Castle & Hutton Drifts | Leadgate | — | — | Coal: H. Brass Thill, Hutton, Five Quarter, Little, Main. |
| Chopwell | Chopwell | 1039 | 215 | . |
| Chopwell No. 1 | Chopwell | — | — | Coal: C, G, S. Towneley, Tilley, Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Brockwell. |
| Chopwell No. 2 & Hutton Drift | Chopwell | — | — | Coal: C, G, H, S. Hutton, Main. |
| Chopwell No. 3 | Chopwell | — | — | Coal: C, G, S. Tilley, Stone, Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Brockwell. |
| Clara Vale | Ryton | 654 | 146 | Coal: C, G, H, S. Ruler, Towneley, Tilley, Stone, Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Brockwell. |
| Craghead, Busty | Craghead | 786 | 249 | Coal: C. Busty, Brockwell. |
| Craghead, Oswald (inc. Thomas) | Craghead | 429 | 157 | Coal: G, S. Shield Row, Main, Maudlin, Low Main, Hutton. |
| Crookhall | Lanchester | 780 | 230 | . |
| Crookhall, Humber Hill | Lanchester | — | — | Coal: C. Towneley, Busty, Brockwell. |
| Crookhall, Victory | Consett | — | — | Coal: C. Busty, Brockwell. |
| Crookhall, Woodside Winnings | Lanchester | — | — | Coal: C. Fireclay. Busty, Brockwell. |
| Derwent | Medomsley | 496 | 119 | Coal: C, H, S. Fireclay. Hutton, Little, Main, Towneley, Busty, Thick, Three Quarter, Brockwell. |
| Dunston | Dunston | — | — | . (Pumping). |
| East Tanfield (inc. Causey Mill Drift) | Tantobie | 602 | 143 | Coal: C, S. Hutton, Main, Beaumont, Tilley, Busty, Brockwell. |
| Eden | Leadgate | 746 | 205 | Coal: C, H, S. Towneley, Busty, Brockwell. |
| Garesfield | Rowlands Gill | 807 | 183 | . |
| Garesfield, Bute | Rowlands Gill | — | — | Coal: C, H. Fireclay. Stone, Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Brockwell. |
| Garesfield, Lilley Drift | Rowlands Gill | 95 | 38 | Coal: C. Fireclay. Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Brockwell. |
| Garesfield, Ruler | Rowlands Gill | — | — | Coal: G. Ruler. |
| Garesfield, Tilley Drift | Rowlands Gill | — | — | Coal: C, H. Tilley. |
| Greenside | Ryton | 807 | 183 | Coal: C, G, H, S. Crow, Old Five Quarter, Ruler, Towneley, Tilley, Stone, Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Brockwell, Victoria. |
| Hamsterley | Medomsley | 179 | 82 | Coal: C, G, H. Tilley, Three Quarter, Top Busty, Bottom Busty, Brockwell. |
| Hamsterley Colt Park Towneley Drift | Medomsley | 4 | — | Coal. . |
| Hedley | South Moor | 365 | 121 | Coal: G, S. Shield Row, Main, Five Quarter. |
| High Marley Hill Drift | High Marley Hill | 61 | 1 | Coal. Brass Thill. |
| Kibblesworth Glamis | Lamesley | 475 | 135 | Coal: C. Busty. |
| Kibblesworth Robert | Lamesley | 275 | 71 | Coal: G. Five Quarter, Main, Low Main, Hutton. |
| Kibblesworth Shield Row Drift | Lamesley | — | — | Coal. Shield Row. |
| Louisa | South Moor | 1148 | 295 | Coal: G. Maudlin, Low Main, Hutton. |
| Marley Hill | Whickham | 350 | 105 | Coal: C, G, S. Hutton, Main, Busty, Brockwell. |
| Medomsley | Medomsley | 522 | 132 | Coal: C, G, S. Big Hutton, Little, Main, Towneley, Tilley, Busty, Three Quarter, Brockwell. |
| Morrison Busty | South Moor | 1558 | 300 | Coal: C. Towneley, Top Busty, Bottom Busty, Brockwell. |
| Mountsett Fell Drift | Tanfield | — | — | Coal: C. Shield Row, Brass Thill, Five Quarter. (Abandoned 10/48). |
| Ouston, E | Birtley | 262 | 108 | Coal: C, G, M, S. Tilley, Towneley, Busty. |
| Ravensworth "Betty" & "Ann" | Low Fell | 1017 | 328 | Coal: C, G, H, M, S. Metal, Five Quarter, Towneley, Top Busty, Bottom Busty, Three Quarter. |
| Ravensworth "Park Drift" | Lamesley | 198 | 66 | Coal: G, H, M, S. Six Quarter, Low Main, Hutton. |
| Ravensworth "Shop" | Lamesley | 541 | 170 | Coal: C, G, M, S. Beaumont, Towneley, Top Busty. |
| Ravensworth, Ann & Betty | Low Fell | 1017 | 328 | Coal: C, G, H, M, S. Metal, Five Quarter, Towneley, Top Busty, Bottom Busty, Three Quarter. |
| Shield Row Drift 2 | Maiden Law | — | — | Coal: C. Shield Row. |
| Shield Row Drift 3 | Burnhope | — | — | Coal: S. Shield Row. (Abandoned 7/49). |
| South Ewehurst | Medomsley | — | — | Coal: C, G, H. Top Busty. |
| South Garesfield | Lintz Green | 194 | 54 | Coal: C, G, M. Fireclay. Big Hutton, Little Hutton, Towneley, Tilley, Busty, Three Quarter, Brockwell, Victoria. |
| South Medomsley | Dipton | 274 | 85 | Coal: C, S. Big Hutton, Brass Thill, Low Hutton, Main, Top Busty, Bottom Busty, Three Quarter. |
| South Medomsley, Brass Thill Drift | Dipton | — | — | . (Abandoned 10/48). |
| South Medomsley, Decons Drift | Dipton | — | — | Coal. Main. |
| South Medomsley, Hutton Drift | Dipton | — | — | . |
| South Medomsley, Shield Row Drift | Dipton | — | — | Coal: C, S. Shield Row. (Abandoned 5/49). |
| Stargate | Ryton | 317 | 93 | Coal: C, G, H, S. Crow, Old Five Quarter, Ruler, Towneley, Hodge, Tilley, Stone, Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Brockwell. |
| Tanfield Lea | Tanfield | 644 | 125 | Coal: C, G. Hutton, Hutton Bottom Section, Main, Beaumont, Tilley, Top Busty, Bottom Busty, Brockwell, Victoria. |
| Towneley "Emma" | Ryton | 467 | 155 | Coal: C, G, H, S. Old Five Quarter, Ruler, Stone, Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Brockwell. |
| Urpeth "C" | Birtley | 56 | 18 | Coal: C, G, H, M, S. Five Quarter, Towneley, Busty. |
| Victoria Garesfield | Rowlands Gill | 224 | 64 | Coal: C. Fireclay. Tilley, Stone, Five Quarter, Three Quarter, Brockwell, Victoria. |
| Watergate | Lobley Hill | 710 | 173 | Coal: C. Stone, Five Quarter, Brockwell. |
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