Written question asked by Lord Mason of Barnsley (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Sainsbury of Turville (Labour) on Monday, 30 October 2006.
Energy: Deep-mined Coal
- Question
- How many deep-mined coal mines are still in production; what are their names and in which regions they are located; and how many people are employed underground and overall in the coal industry.
- Answer
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At 30 September 2006 there were 5,257 production people employed in the coal industry. Of these, 3,736 were employed at 14 active deep mines, including 2,846 working underground. Details of the names, locations and workforce at these mines are given in the following table.
Mine Name Region Total No of employees No employed underground Aberpergwm* Neath, S Wales 64 42 Blaentillery No 2 Torfaen, S Wales 6 5 Daw Mill Warwickshire 631 504 Eckington Derbyshire 26 24 Hatfield* S Yorkshire 152 114 Hay Royds W Yorkshire 13 12 Kellingley N Yorkshire 713 572 Maltby S Yorkshire 502 359 Thoresby Nottinghamshire 497 373 Tower Colliery Hirwaun, S Wales 375 260 Unity* Neath, S Wales 14 7 Welbeck Nottinghamshire 495 397 Harworth** Nottingham 214 150 Rossington** S Yorkshire 41 20 Data provide by the Coal Authority on 25 October 2006 * mines in development to come into production during 2007 ** production has halted at these mines, which are currently being ““mothballed””
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 686 c2-3WA; 7868
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Coal Mining Location Staff
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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