Freemans Mine, Saddle Hill, Dunedin City, Otago Region, South Island, New Zealand
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 45° 53' 16'' South , 170° 24' 47'' East |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -45.88779,170.41308 |
| Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
Coal.
This former mine was located near Abbotsford.
Mindat co-ordinates are approximate.
James Walker died in 1911 from a fall of coal. This resulted in mine manager Alexander Sinclair Gillanders being fined £2 plus court costs, for not having workers under proper supervision. He had been fined £5 plus court costs in 1909 for not keeping the mine properly ventilated.
In 1906 the mine produced 21,285 tonnes of coal for the year. Robert Hill is noted as mine manager in 1902, before later leaving to manage the Saddle Hill (Christies) No. 2 Mine. He was replaced by Richard Green.
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| Eocene - Late Cretaceous 33.9 - 100.5 Ma ID: 1310252 | Onekakara Group Age: Phanerozoic (33.9 - 100.5 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Haerenga Supergroup; Onekakara Group; Onekakara Group Description: Quartzose and glauconitic sandstone and siltstone, with shellbeds and minor limestone. Comments: Zealandia Megasequence Mainly Marine Sedimentary Rocks (Paleogene to Cretaceous) Lithology: Sandstone, siltstone, biogenic sediment, limestone 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] |
| Priabonian - Campanian 33.9 - 83.6 Ma ID: 1335501 | Taratu Formation (Onekakara Group) Age: Phanerozoic (33.9 - 83.6 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Onekakara Group; Taratu Formation Description: Non-marine quartz pebble conglomerate (locally silica-cemented) sandstone, siltstone, mudstone and coal. Comments: Late Cretaceous - Paleogene sedimentary rocks. Age based on palynology Lithology: Major:: {sandstone},Minor:: {mudstone, siltstone, conglomerate, coal} Reference: Heron, D.W. . Geology Map of New Zealand 1:250 000. GNS Science Geological Map 1. [13] |
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