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1960 Licensed and other Mines - Durham
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 | Owner and Postal Address | Under Ground | Above Ground | Minerals and Seams Worked, and Remarks |
| Brusselton Tower | West Auckland | Brusselton Tower Coal Co., per W. Johnson, Low Staindrop Field House, Staindrop Road, West Auckland, Co. Durham | 16 | 4 | Coal: H, S. Hutton. |
| Cockfield Fell Quarry | Mrs. O. C. Stirk, Victoria Grange, Cockfield, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham | . | |||
| Cold Hurst | nr. Woodland | J. W. Campbell and Son, Woodlands, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham | 3 | 3 | Brockwell. |
| Eldon | Eldon Brickworks Co., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham | . (At present inactive). | |||
| Fellwall | Tow Law | Fellwall Coal Co., Ltd., Greenwell Bungalow, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham | 17 | 3 | Coal: C. Ballarat, Harvey, Three Quarter. |
| Finlays Bank | West Auckland | Staindrop Coal Co., per W. Johnson, Low Staindrop Field House, Staindrop Road, West Auckland, Co. Durham | 12 | 4 | Coal: H, S. Hutton. |
| Gibsons Drift | Fellwall Coal Co., Ltd., Greenwell Bungalow, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham | All seams down to & including Main Coal. | |||
| Gordon Bank Drift | Toft Hill, Bishop Auckland | Gordon Bank Coal Co., Ltd., 147 Newgate Street, Bishop Auckland | Harvey. | ||
| Greenwell Wood Drift | nr. Lanchester | Lanchester and Iveston Coal Co., Ltd., 6 Archbold Terrace, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 2 | 14 | 6 | Brockwell, Fireclay. |
| Hedley Hill, Ballarat Drift | Tow Law, Bishop Auckland | Shaw, Knight and Co., Ltd., Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham | 20 | 2 | Ballarat. |
| Highfield East Drift | Whittonstall, Northumberland | R. W. Stokoe, 47 Queens Road, Blackhill, Consett, Co. Durham | Brockwell. | ||
| Hill Top Harvey Drift | Tow Law | Fellwall Coal Co., The Bungalow, Tow Law, Co. Durham | Coal: C, S. Harvey. | ||
| Hollin Hall, Fir Tree | Fir Tree, Crook | Fellwall Coal Co., The Bungalow, Tow Law, Co. Durham | 18 | 6 | Coal: S. Fireclay. Shale. Marshall Green. |
| Lawsons Main | Tow Law | Prince Colliery Co., Ltd., Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham | Coal: H, M. . | ||
| Low Butterknowle Mine | Lower Butterknowle Colliery (1957) Ltd., Royal George Chambers, Victoria Street, Bishop Auckland | 15 | 5 | Five Quarter, Brockwell. | |
| Middlestone Moor | Spennymoor | Spennymoor Coal Co., Ltd., Middlestone Moor Colliery, Spennymoor, Co. Durham | 20 | 4 | Coal: H, S. Hutton. |
| Mossy Burn | Tow Law, Bishop Auckland | Inkerman Colliery Co., Ltd., Inkerman, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham | 14 | 4 | Coal: S. Three Quarter. |
| Newfield Drift | Dorman, Long (Steel) Ltd., Zetland Road, Middlesbrough, Yorks | 32 | 5 | Coal: C. Beaumont. | |
| Newton Cap | Toronto, Bishop Auckland | North Bitchburn Fireclay Co., Ltd., 26 Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, Co. Durham | 98 | 19 | Coal: M. Fireclay. Constantine. |
| North Bitchburn | Howden-le-Wear | North Bitchburn Fireclay Co., Ltd., 26 Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, Co. Durham | 43 | 11 | Coal: M. Fireclay. Top Main Constantine. |
| Old Etherley No. 2 | nr. Witton Park, Bishop Auckland | Old Etherley Coal Co., Etherley, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham | 2 | 1 | Coal: S. Busty. |
| Old Etherley No. 3 | nr. Witton Park, Bishop Auckland | Old Etherley Coal Co., Etherley, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham | 16 | 4 | Coal: S. Constantine. |
| Old Etherley No. 4 | nr. Witton Park, Bishop Auckland | Old Etherley Coal Co., Etherley, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham | . (Developing). | ||
| Pelton Quarry | Pelton Brick Co., Ltd., Brickworks, Pelton Fell, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham | Clay. . | |||
| Prince Row | Inkerman Colliery Co., Ltd., Inkerman, Tow Law, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham | 5 | 1 | Coal: S. Bottom Busty. | |
| Rackwood Drift | Lanchester | G. A. Brown, California House, Witton Park, Co. Durham | 8 | 1 | Fireclay. Harvey. |
| Smithy Dene 5/4 Drift | Smithy Dene Quarry Co., Ltd., 4 Holmlands Park, Chester-le-Street | 8 | 6 | Barytes. Five Quarter. | |
| Storey Lodge | Lowlands, Cockfield | A. Teasdale and Sons, Cockfield, Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham | 7 | 3 | Coal: H. Busty. |
| Whitehouse | Witton Gilbert | Witton Gilbert Colliery Co., Ltd., 2 Hall Street, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham | 30 | 5 | Coal: H, S. Low Main. |
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