Pump Performance Keeps Coal Mine Afloat

摘要

Located in Northumberland, Stobswood OCCS commenced operations in January 1990, producing 12.5 million tonnes of coal from an area of some 650ha. Following the North Stobswood Extension granted by Northumberland County Council in 2006, an additional 1 million tonnes of coal, together with 27,000 tonnes of ancillary fire clay, was extracted by operators UK Coal, with the mine now being backfilled and landscaped to an improved restoration profile.