Coal: Mining
(asked on 2nd June 2020) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the (a) names and (b) locations of the surface coal mines in the UK currently producing coal and (c) dates when they are scheduled to cease producing coal for all purposes; and if he will make a statement.
The names, location and estimated production end dates of surface coal mines are set out in the table below:
Mine Name | Status | Location | Production end date* |
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Bradley | Producing | Durham, England | 17/08/2020 |
Field House | Producing | Durham, England | 07/11/2020 |
House of Water Burnston Remainder | Producing | East Ayrshire, Scotland | 13/07/2021 |
Ffos-y-Fran Land Reclamation Scheme | Producing | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | 01/10/2022 |
Hartington Reclamation | Producing | Derbyshire, England | 01/08/2020 |
Nant Helen Remainder | Producing | Powys, Wales | Under review |
*Based on an assessment of remaining reserves at the site.
Source: Coal Authority May 2020