UK
Coal Mining in the UK
At the peak of british coal mining during the 1960´s there were 483 active collieries.
The last of them was shutdown for good in 2017.
The UK will build its first new coalmine for three decades at Whitehaven in Cumbria, despite objections locally, across the UK and from around the world.
Michael Gove, the levelling up secretary, gave the green light for the project on Wednesday, paving the way for an estimated investment of £165m that will create about 500 new jobs in the region and produce 2.8m tonnes of coking coal a year, largely for steelmaking.
The mine will also produce an estimated 400,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions a year, increasing the UK’s emissions by the equivalent of putting 200,000 cars on the road.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/07/uk-first-new-coalmine-for-30-years-gets-go-ahead-in-cumbria
Image photography
By Viktor Macha in 2017.
Plant facts and figures
The plant have an annual capacity of 0 tons.
The following processes are conducted in the plant:
- Mining
This plant produces the following type of products:
- Coal&Iron&Minerals