5-595: The Durham Coalfield is a coalfield in north-east England . It is continuous with the Northumberland Coalfield to its north. It extends from Bishop Auckland in the south to the boundary with the county of Northumberland along the River Tyne in the north, beyond which is the Northumberland Coalfield . The two contiguous coalfield areas were often referred to as the Durham and Northumberland Coalfield(s) or as
10-409: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a specific mine is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Coalfield A coalfield is an area of certain uniform characteristics where coal is mined. The criteria for determining the approximate boundary of a coalfield are geographical and cultural, in addition to geological. A coalfield often groups
15-555: Is renewed interest in the exploitation of the Durham Coalfield reserves by underground coal gasification . This is strategically important to local energy-intensive industries, such as the commodity chemical and steel members of the Northeast of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC). 54°50′19″N 1°36′16″W / 54.8386°N 1.6045°W / 54.8386; -1.6045 This County Durham location article
20-524: The Great Northern Coalfield . The following coal seams are recorded from the Durham coalfield. They are listed here in stratigraphic order with the youngest at the top and the oldest/deepest at the bottom: Upper Coal Measures Middle Coal Measures Lower Coal Measures With the development of modern technology to produce energy and capture carbon dioxide by carbon capture and storage (CCS) there
25-457: The seams of coal, railroad companies, cultural groups, and watersheds and other geographical considerations. At one time the coalfield designation was an important category in business and industrial discussions. The terminology declined into unimportance as the 20th century progressed, and was probably only referred to by a few small railroads and history buffs by the 1980s. Renewed interest in industrial heritage and coal mining history has brought
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