Coal mining in the United Kingdom dates back to Roman times and occurred in many different parts of the country. Britain's coalfields are associated with...
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Mining in the United Kingdom produces a wide variety of fossil fuels, metals, and industrial minerals due to its complex geology. In 2013, there were over...
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collieries in Yorkshire (1984–2015) Coal mining in the United Kingdom "Thousands join march to mark closure of UK's last deep coal mine". The Guardian....
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Coal mining is an industry in transition in the United States. Production in 2019 was down 40% from the peak production of 1,171.8 million short tons...
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Open-pit coal mining in the United Kingdom ended in November 2023. Each open-pit coal mine usually lasted four or five years at extraction rates of up...
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The British Coal Corporation was a nationalised corporation responsible for the mining of coal in the United Kingdom from 1987 until it was effectively...
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Coal mining played an important part in the history of the Black Country area immediately west of Birmingham, England. It was the basis for the area's...
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The Coal Authority is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)...
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The largest coal mining companies of the world are found in several countries, the most prominent among them being the United States, Australia, India...
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The National Coal Board (NCB) was the statutory corporation created to run the nationalised coal mining industry in the United Kingdom. Set up under the...
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