Nottinghamshire Coalfield

Unlike parts of South Yorkshire this area has very few workable coals above the Barnsley or Top Hard coal. This results from a mixture of seam thinning and erosion.A few pre-1998 papers on Nottinghamshire mining have been listed by Brook and Griffin gives an overview of the pre-nationalised industry there. 1,2 Thoresby, Nottingham's last colliery, ended …

South Wales Coalfield

This page is a work in progress and will be updated as time permits. When the coal industry was nationalised in 1947, there were 250 collieries in Wales; now there are none. The last five pits to close were Carway Fawr (1992), Point of …

When coal was king in the Welsh valleys of the Rhondda

The scars left behind by the collieries of Wales' Rhondda Valley are beginning to heal, but some things never change. Scarcely an hour's drive west of the pristine villages, prosperous cottage gardens, and sylvan landscapes of the Cotswolds lies the southern Welsh county of mid-Glamorgan. ... Today the coal mines are silent, …

Nantgarw Colliery

The deepest mine in south Wales. Nantgarw Colliery was one of the flagships of the National Coal Board. It was the nearest deep mine to Cardiff, and a reminder to travellers that they had entered the south Wales coalfield. Opened in 1911, it boasted two large shafts and, at a depth of 782.73m (856 yards), was the deepest mine in south Wales.

Durham Collieries

Durham Collieries. Search the Durham Collieries database for information on collieries in the Durham coalfield, from about 1850 to 1990.. Find colliery locations, mine opening, closure or operating dates and who owned the mines before nationalisation of the coal industry in 1947.

Collieries and Coal Breakers

A coal breaker is the coal preparation plant. Thus said, it should be noted that all collieries did not have coal breakers, but all coal breakers were associated with one or more collieries. Not every single mine opening had its own breaker and not all breakers had washeries to clean the coal.

Coal mining and Durham collieries

Information about mining history and coal mining records in Durham County Record Office. Find out how to search our collections and online indexes to Durham Collieries and Durham miners. About coal mining in County Durham. The Durham coalfield covered north, east and central Durham.

Warwickshire Coalfield

Daw Mill Colliery, one of England's largest coal producers, was closed in March 2013 because of a large gob fire, caused by spontaneous combustion. Wale has written about the Griff Colliery Company Limited. 1. When the coal industry was nationalised in 1947, there were 20 collieries in Warwickshire; now there are none.

The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (A Government …

To exploit the available mining blocks with maximum conservation and utmost safety by adopting suitable technologies and practices and constantly upgrading them against international benchmarks. To supply reliable and qualitative coal in adequate quantities and strive to satisfy customers needs by constantly sharing their experience …

The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (A Government …

Singareni Collieries Company Limited is a government company and a premier coal producer in India. The website provides information on coal sales, mining blocks, …

Collieries of North East England

The Collieries of North East England. The term 'Coals to Newcastle' used in the same context as the pointless irony of 'selling sand to the Arabs' was first recorded in 1538 yet today it's easy to overlook the importance that coal once had as a virtual lifeblood to the region's economy.

Collieries of the British Isles

A database and mapping project of British collieries from 1854 to 2000, based on various sources and contributions. Find locations, names, and historical information of coal …

COMMERCIAL MINING OF COAL

commercial coal mining via coal mine auctions in 2020. PM Narendra Modi on June 18, 2020 launched the auction process of 41 coal mines for commer-cial mining with an aim …

Coal mining in the UK: Where mines are still being operated …

Coal mining in the UK has been in heavy decline since its 1980s peak - and while there aren't many collieries remaining, a handful of new sites are proposed

China: legacy collieries versus renewable energy

The findings of the major strategic consulting project of Chinese Academy of Engineering 'Research on the strategy of coal mine safety and abandoned mine resources development and utilization in China' suggest that almost 13,000 discarded collieries in China will provide abundant surface lands and massive underground heritages to not …

Coal mining in Wales: the 1930s writers who …

Collieries used local rivers to wash coal, whilst also treating water sources as a deposit for waste. ... Widespread air pollution was a major consequence of Welsh coal mining.

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WEBFor hundreds of years, Midlothian was a hub of coal mining, with up to 26 collieries and, at its peak in the mid-20th century, employing around 11,000 miners.

The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (A Government …

The Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) is a Government coal mining company jointly owned by the Government of Telangana and Government of India on a 51:49 equity basis. The Singareni coal reserves stretch across 350 Km of the Pranahita – Godavari Valley of Telangana with a proven geological reserves …

Mahanoy Area Historical Society

Production of anthracite coal drops to 5.2 million tons, of which only 615,000 tons come from the 98 deep mines in the region which employ 620 deep miners. Deep anthracite coal mining accounts for only 11.8% of …

What happened to the Nottinghamshire coal …

The coal mines of Nottinghamshire saw some bitter row over the years. But years after the mine closed, when the artificial hill at Silverhill had been landscaped by the county council, a much more ...

Leicestershire & South Derbyshire Coalfield

There is considerable evidence of coal mining in the form of earthworks around Coleorton, where five areas of pits have been scheduled as Ancient Monuments, with features probably dating from the 14th to the 17th centuries. ... When the coal industry was nationalised in 1947, there were 20 collieries in Leicestershire; now there are none. The ...

Northumberland & Durham Coalfield

235 rowsA comprehensive overview of the coal mining history and geography of the …

Yorkshire Coalfield

159 rowsAn interactive map and a gazetteer of coal mines in Yorkshire from 1854 to 2015. Learn about the history, geology, and archaeology of coal mining in the region, …

MCL | Welcome

The coal mining in Surghar Range was started during 1913 by driving inclines from outcrop of the coal seam. ... At the time of privatization of Makerwal Collieries Limited the proved reserves of coal were negligible and such no future planning could be done unless and un till the geological investigations are carried out to establish the coal ...

Kameron Collieries closer to reopen massive coal mine in …

Halifax-based Kameron Collieries, ... The company has a 35-year track record of building coal mines in Illinois and selling coal to power plants across the U.S. and in 23 countries around the ...

Wigan Coalfield

The principal player in the Wigan Coalfield was the Wigan Coal & Iron Co. Ltd formed in 1865 from an amalgamation of the Kirkless Hall Coal & Iron Co., The Earl of Crawford's Collieries, the Standish & Shevington …

Colliery Definition & Meaning

The meaning of COLLIERY is a coal mine and its connected buildings. a coal mine and its connected buildings… See the full definition. Games & Quizzes; Games & Quizzes; Word of the Day ... the center-left party that grew out of the union movement that organized the miners in the collieries which defined and disfigured these valleys.

COAL HERITAGE OF WALES

Coal mining heroes. ... Leonard David and Company advertised themselves in 1916 as pitwood merchants supplying timber to several Swansea Valley collieries. Among the later importers and distributors of pit props to Tareni Colliery (1923) was the firm of E. William Cooke and Company who had a seat on the Board of the Company and that gave them ...

Nottinghamshire's lost coal mines and how they closed for …

Opening in 1954, this mid-Notts mine is considered one of the first fully automated mines in the country. Like most collieries, it didn't escape the political wrangling of the 80s.

The Coal Mines and Pits of Heywood

There was once over 200 coal openings in Heywood, although it is important to distinguish between mines and pits. A 'mine' referred to a coal seam, which might have several pit shafts or tunnels dug into it. Each one of these pits and tunnels had their own name but were all part of the same overall mine. ... Collieries and pits in Heywood ...

Coal Price

Get the latest coal price per ton in USD, based on over-the-counter and contract for difference financial instruments. See the historical data, forecasts and news for coal …

Stoke on Trent Area

This is an interactive map, point to a location with your mouse to see basic information, click to go to that page. Collieries after Nationalisation in 1947 Dates in brackets indicate the date that the colliery merged with another Colliery Location Opened Closed Berry Hill Stoke on Trent 1863 April...

Northumberland & Durham Coalfield

Relatively little recent work published, but there is the Durham Mining Museum Website which also covers Cumberland, Westmorland, Northumberland and North Yorkshire. 1 Emery covered the technical …

Staffordshire Coalfield

Deakin, P. Collieries in the North Staffordshire Coalfield (Ashbourne: Landmark Publishing Co., 2004) Various: The Cannock Chase Coalfield and its Coal Mines (Cannock Chase: Cannock Chase Mining Historical Society, 2005) Edwards, K. The Brereton Collieries 1791-1960 (Cannock Chase: Cannock Chase Mining Historical Society, …