List of coal mines in the United Kingdom

This is a list of coal mines in the United Kingdom, sorted between those operating in the 21st century and those closed earlier.

The last operating deep coal mine in the United Kingdom, Kellingley colliery in North Yorkshire, closed in December 2015. After 2015, most continuing coal mines were collieries owned by freeminers, or open pit mines of which there were 26 in 2014. However, since the closure of Ffos-y-fran in November 2023, no opencast coal mine operates, and opencast production is zero according to the UK Coal Authority. The largest mine is Aberpergwm, which is a drift mine. Aberpergwm (and other small scale underground mines) produced around 106,000 tonnes in 2024 while opencast production was zero (except for 800 tonnes in January, 2024).

21st century These coal mines closed in the 21st century or still operate.

Mine Owner Region Production (tonnes) Manpower Status Bradley Surface Mine Banks Group County Durham 340,000 <30 (2018) Clipstone Colliery RJB Mining Nottinghamshire ? 1,300 (?) Daw Mill UK Coal West Midlands 3.25 million (2008) 683 (2008) Hatfield Colliery Hatfield Colliery Ltd Yorkshire 704,740 (2011) 400 (2011) Hill Top Colliery Grimebridge Colliery Company Ltd Lancashire ? 3 (2011) Kellingley Colliery UK Coal Operations Ltd Yorkshire 2,276,434 (2011) 695 (2011) Maltby Main Colliery UK Coal Yorkshire ? <400 Thoresby Colliery UK Coal Operations Ltd Nottinghamshire 1,283,346 (2011) 613 (2011) Hartington ? Derbyshire 87,000 ? Danygraig 4 drift mine Three D's Mining Limited Wales ? ? Ffos-y-fran Land Reclamation Scheme Merthyr Tydfil South Wales 1,000,000 (at peak) ? Aberpergwm drift mine Energybuild Ltd Wales <100,000 160 (2021) Ayle Colliery (Quarry Drift) Ayle Colliery Company Ltd Cumbria 1,000 ? Hopewell Colliery Rich Daniels (Freeminer) Forest of Dean ? ~1 (2018) Wallsend Colliery & Morse's Level Mike Howells (Freeminer) Forest of Dean ? ? Monument Colliery Ray Ashly, Richard Daniels & Neil Jones (Freeminers) Forest of Dean 250 (2011) 3 (2011)

For the year given.

Earlier These coal mines closed before the 21st century.

Mine Traditional county Opened Closed Peak manpower Notes North East England Boldon Colliery County Durham 1866 1982 (?) Castle Eden colliery County Durham 1842 1959 891 (1880s) Dawdon Colliery County Durham 5 October 1907 25 July 1991 3,798 (1930) Newbottle Colliery County Durham 1774 1956 1,199 (1921) Shincliffe colliery County Durham 1839 1875 (?) East Midlands and Yorkshire Asfordby Colliery Leicestershire 1991 1997 490 Last deep coal mine to be sunk in England. Babbington Colliery Nottinghamshire 1841 1986 Bagworth Colliery Leicestershire 1832 1991 Hucknall No.1 Colliery Nottinghamshire 1861 1943 Hucknall No.2 Colliery Nottinghamshire 1865 1986 Ollerton Colliery Nottinghamshire 1920s 1994 Silverwood Colliery Yorkshire 1900 1994 North West and North Staffordshire Ellerbeck Colliery Lancashire 1876 1965 (?) Golborne Colliery Lancashire 1860s 1989 (?) Site of explosion (1979) in which 10 workers died. Silverdale Colliery Staffordshire (?) 1998 (?) Last active coal mine in Staffordshire. South East England Snowdown Colliery Kent 1907 1987 Betteshanger CollieryKent19271989Tilmanstone CollieryKent19061986Chislet CollieryKent19141969

Ww With given year of peak.

See also List of collieries in Derbyshire List of collieries in Yorkshire (1984–2015) Coal mining in the United Kingdom

References

External links List of Northern English Coal Mines at the Durham Mining Museum.