Cannock Chase Coalfield is a coalfield in Staffordshire , England , lying directly under Cannock Chase . It forms a rough triangle between Brereton , Essington and Pelsall .
5-724: The Cannock Chase Coalfield lies just to the north of the South Staffordshire Coalfield , from which it is separated by the Bentley Fault. The seams under Cannock Chase are much deeper than those in South Staffordshire, being around 1,600 feet (490 m) near Rugeley, compared to around 800 feet (240 m) in South Staffordshire. By 1890, the coalfield was producing 3 million tons of coal per year, and by 1933 this had risen to over 5 million tons. The last working coal mine beneath Cannock Chase, Littleton Colliery ,
10-560: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . South Staffordshire Coalfield The South Staffordshire coalfield is one of several coalfields in the English Midlands . It stretches for 25 miles / 40 km from the Lickey Hills in the south to Rugeley in the north. The coalfield is around 10 miles (16 km) wide; its eastern and western margins are fault -bounded. Numerous coal seams are recognised within
15-629: The 'New Mine' and the 'Cinder', 'Shallow' and 'Deep' combine as the 'Bottom'; In addition to coal the South Staffordshire coalfield has been mined for its iron ore . In 1855, William Truran in The Iron Manufacture of Great Britain reported South Staffordshire to have sixty-five sites, a total of 169 furnaces and an annual production of around 950,000 tons of crude iron; the third largest producing area in Great Britain after South Wales and Scotland. This Staffordshire location article
20-529: The coalfield - the following coal seams are recognised within the Cannock section of the coalfield - an area sometimes separately referred to as the Cannock coalfield or Cannock Chase coalfield : Within the southern part of the coalfield, fewer seams are recognised due to the 'Benches', 'Eight Feet' and 'Park' seams combining as the 'Thick' whilst the two 'Heathen' seams combine, the 'Yard' and 'Bass' seams combine as
25-598: Was situated in the village of Huntington, Staffordshire on the A34 and closed on 3 December 1993. Some of the coal from the mine was taken to power the nearby Rugeley Power Station . Historical records of Cannock Chase Colliery Company Limited, established in 1859, are held at the Cadbury Research Library (University of Birmingham). This article about a specific mine is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Staffordshire location article
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