Operations Director
Carl Banton
Biography
Carl Banton joined the Mining Remediation Authority in 2004 and has headed its environment, development, and public safety and subsidence departments.
Before joining the Mining Remediation Authority, Carl worked for Alkane Energy developing coal mine methane generation sites, operated his own consultancy company, and worked in the private and nationalised mining industry.
With a minerals surveying and environmental background, Carl has a keen interest in finding sustainable solutions to the environmental issues that mining has caused while preserving the rich mining heritage that has shaped our communities.
Carl also undertakes a voluntary role as chair of governors at a primary school.
Operations Director
The Operations Director is responsible for:
- strategy development and leadership for the organisation and its operational teams
- building and maintaining strong relationships with key partners across England, Scotland and Wales to enable effective delivery of the organisation’s work
- leadership and delivery of the public safety and subsidence programme
- leadership and delivery of the organisation’s functions, which include licensing coal mining operations, permitting work that impacts coal and coal mine workings, planning statutory consultation and managing organisation’s property
- leadership and delivery of the coal tip safety work in Wales and Mining Remediation Authority owned tips