List of coal mines in the United Kingdom
This is a list of coal mines in the United Kingdom, sorted by those operating in the 2010s and those closed before this decade.
The last operating deep coal mine in the United Kingdom, Kellingley colliery in North Yorkshire, closed in December 2015[1]. Most continuing coal mines are collieries owned by freeminers, or are open pit mines of which there were 26 in 2014[2].
2010s coal mines
List of coal mines closed in the 2010s or currently in operation.
| Mine | Owner | Region | Production (tonnes)[a] | Manpower[a] | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayle Colliery (East Drift) | Ayle Colliery Company Ltd | Cumbria | ? | 12 (1990) | Operating[3] |
| Bradley Surface Mine | Banks Group | County Durham | ? | <30 (2018) | Operating[4] |
| Daw Mill | UK Coal | West Midlands | 3.25 million T (2008) | 683 (2008) [5] | Closed 7 March 2013[6] |
| Hatfield Colliery | Hatfield Colliery Ltd | Yorkshire | 704,740 (2011) | 400 (2011) | Closed July 2015[7] |
| Hopewell Colliery | Rich Daniels[8] (Freeminer) | Forest of Dean | ? | ~1 (2018) | Operating[9] |
| Hill Top Colliery | Grimebridge Colliery Company Ltd | Lancashire | ? | 3 (2011) | Operating [10] |
| Kellingley Colliery | UK Coal Operations Ltd | Yorkshire | 2,276,434 (2011) | 695 (2011) | Closed 18 December 2015 |
| Maltby Main Colliery | UK Coal | Yorkshire | ? | <400 | Closed April 2013 |
| Monument Colliery | Ray Ashly, Richard Daniels & Neil Young[11] (Freeminers) | Forest of Dean | 250 (2011) | 3 (2011) | ? |
| Thoresby Colliery | UK Coal Operations Ltd | Nottinghamshire | 1,283,346 (2011) | 613 (2011) | Closed July 2015 |
a For the year given.
Historic mines
List of coal mines closed before the 2010s.
| Mine | Region | Opened | Closed | Peak manpower[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babbington Colliery | Nottinghamshire | 1841 | 1986 | |
| Dawdon Colliery[12] | County Durham | 5 October 1907 | 25 July 1991 | 3,798 (1930) |
| Newbottle Colliery[13] | Tyne and Wear | 1774 | 1956 | 1,199 (1921) |
| Silverwood Colliery | Yorkshire | 1900 | 1994 | ? |
| Hucknall No.1 Colliery | Nottinghamshire | 1861 | 1943 | ? |
| Hucknall No.2 Colliery | Nottinghamshire | 1865 | 1986 | ? |
Wwa With given year of peak.
References
- Thousands join march to mark closure of UK's last deep coal mine
- "Surface Coal Mining Statistics". www.bgs.ac.uk. 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- http://www.dmm.org.uk/company/a006.htm
- "Banks Mining starts work at Bradley surface mine". Banks Group.
- Colliery on track for record output shows King Coal is striving to regain crown
- "HS2 could mean closure of Daw Mill". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- "Employee trust acquires Hatfield Colliery". Insider News Yorkshire. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014.
- "Hopewell Colliery Museum". Wye Valley and Forest of Dean Tourism Association.
- "Hopewell Colliery Centre for Freemining". Hopewell Colliery Museum and Working Mine.
- https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/9352384.reassurance-over-east-lancashires-coal-mine-safety/
- "Monument Free Mine". Forest of Dean Local History Society.
- "Dawdon Colliery". Durham Mining Museum.
- "Newbottle Colliery". Durham Mining Museum.
External links
List of Northern English Coal Mines at the Durham Mining Museum.
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