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The Louis Frost Notes 1685 to 1962
NOVA SCOTIA STEEL AND COAL COMPANY LIMITED
Scotia No. 2
Lloyd's Cove Seam
This colliery was opened in 1902 and after an intermittent
life was finally closed on December 28th, 1915.
Three slopes were sunk from this location on the outcrop
of the Lloyd's Cove Seam, approximately 350 yards Northwest of
Princess Colliery shaft, and the workings in the land area East
of these slopes were connected to the workings of the old Lloyd's
Cove Mine, closed in 1875. The slopes in this seam which overlies
the main seam, were started about 1600 feet from the shore, and
entered the undersea area with a vertical cover of 104 feet at
the shore line. The seam pitched at 11 per cent and, due to the
shallow cover over the coal, the slopes were driven 3,400 feet
before the first workings could be developed in the submarine area.
After only a limited amount of development work, when the
main slopes had reached a distance of 4,250 ft., the colliery was
closed in October 1904.
The colliery was reopened on November 16th, 1907 and continued
to operate until it was finally closed on December 28th, 1915.
The seam varied in thickness from 51/2 feet to 61/2 feet. The
coal was soft, gaseous and liable to spontaneous combustion when
stored in bulk. The seam had a shale roof and floor. The method
of work was room and pillar.
During its life the colliery produced 922,765 long tons of
coal and worked over an area of 92 acres.
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