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May 20

A short history of coal-mining in Coverdale

Filed under Anthracite - Coal, Brigantia England, Earthworks, Geology, Mining

Coverdale never possessed the thick, profitable seams that powered the great Yorkshire coalfield; instead it sat on the very feather-edge of the Yoredale Series where thin coal bands (18 – 50 cm) lie between the well-known limestone, sandstone and shale rhythms.