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Geology[edit | edit source]

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Geological Problems Reported:[edit | edit source]

The Houchin Creek Coal was said to be prone to spontaneous combustion, and portions of the old works were sealed off because of smouldering fires. The interval between the seams was small, and with roof falls and other breaks in the roof rock of the lower seam, the gas was able to migrate throughout both seams of the mine. When the mine re-opened the next fiscal year, mining was restricted to the Colchester Coal, and new reserves west of the shaft were opened. The roof over the Houchin Creek Coal was black shale in some places and gray shale in other locations, and large concretions were numerous in the shale over the coal. The Houchin Creek Coal thickness varied a great deal through the mine.