Coal Pit Heath Mine, Greymouth, Grey District, West Coast Region, South Island, New Zealand
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 42° 26' 1'' South , 171° 19' 18'' East |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -42.43364,171.32177 |
| Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
Small historic coal mine wedged between the north bank of the Grey River, and cliffs behind, on the western side of the Brunner Coal Mine. The mine was operational between 1875 to 1893, producing 0.577 Mt of coal.
Mining started around 1875, owned by Joseph Taylor, backed by a group of Greymouth businessmen. Two shafts were sunk, however by 1887, the capital to develop the mine had run-out, and it was sold to the Westport Coal Company. The right to work the mine was taken by the Grey Valley Coal Company from August 1888, until the lease was cancelled in 1893.
The mine was abandoned due to a fire breaking out, hillside creep when pillars were removed making the mine unsafe, flooding, or a combination in a short time, the mine being amalgamated with the Brunner mine workings.
William Dickson was killed at the mine in 1891.
No minerals currently recorded for this locality.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Quaternary 0 - 2.588 Ma ID: 3186280 | Cenozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma) Comments: surficial deposits Lithology: Unconsolidated sand, gravel and mud Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Rupelian - Ypresian 28.1 - 56 Ma ID: 1323558 | Brunner Coal Measures (Mawheranui Group) Age: Paleogene (28.1 - 56 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Brunner Coal Measures Description: Quartz sandstone; conglomerate and carbonaceous shale with lensoid coal seams. Comments: Paleogene sedimentary rocks. Age based on Based on stratigraphic age range Lithology: Major:: {sandstone},Minor:: {coal seams} Reference: Heron, D.W. . Geology Map of New Zealand 1:250 000. GNS Science Geological Map 1. [13] |
| Eocene 33.9 - 56 Ma ID: 1310724 | Rapahoe Group Age: Eocene (33.9 - 56 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Rapahoe Group Description: Massive carbonaceous mudstone and muddy sandstone, calcareous siltstone and local conglomerate. Comments: Zealandia Megasequence Mainly Marine Sedimentary Rocks (Paleogene to Cretaceous) Lithology: Mudstone, sandstone, siltstone, conglomerate Reference: Edbrooke, S.W., Heron, D.W., Forsyth, P.J., Jongens, R. (compilers). Geology Map of New Zealand 1:1 000 000. GNS Science Geological Map 2. [12] |
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