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Posted: 07 May 2007

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Foxfield Colliery

Foxfield Colliery
The headstocks are in remarkably good order considering that the colliery closed in 1965.
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 slgwv
slgwv club
In the UK at present, has natural gas largely taken the place of coal?
11 years ago.
 tarboat
tarboat club
About 40% of electricity generation in the UK is currently generated by coal. Gas is becoming very expensive and is often in short supply. We nearly ran out in March.
11 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
So there must still be some large-scale coal mining taking place somewhere? Or is it now imported?
11 years ago.
tarboat club has replied to slgwv club
There are only three deep pits left - Thoresby, Hatfield and Kellingley. There is quite a bit of opencast working, but a lot is now imported.
11 years ago.

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