But there were that many collieries going, they could have all mucked in together and made it pay.
Mr McCullough said they were looking at whether they could transfer some miners from Daw Mill to those other collieries.
This limits the dangers of operating in old workings, he said, and creates a boundary between the old and new collieries.
Fryston pit was closed in 1985 - one of a dozen Yorkshire collieries to close that year - and has since been demolished.
"We will take action to address the underlying problems in 2005 by resolving long- standing issues and by appropriate investment in collieries, " the firm said.
On Monday 8 July 1912, King George V and Queen Mary had visited nearby Conisbrough Castle, an event attended by hundreds of miners from Denaby and Cadeby Main Collieries and their families.
More than 60% of all coal mined in the UK is produced by the Doncaster-based company at collieries or surface mine sites principally located in the west and east Midlands, Yorkshire and the North East.
With a win and a draw in their last two games, Bacup go into their game at home to Atherton Collieries knowing that a win will take them to within three points of the visitors, who currently sit fifth-from-bottom of table.
As with so many collieries, the men were laid off and the pit was put on "care and maintenance" which meant keeping it free from noxious gases and seeping water so that it could be reopened if the industry picked up.
"There is a part which is for the Senghenydd explosions of 1901 and 1913 and the other part is more of a national pathway of memory along which will be laid pavers commemorating the disasters that occurred in 153 collieries in Wales, " he added.
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