Coal mining production and manpower returns received by the Coal Authority October to December 2023
Updated 29 February 2024
1. UK
1.1 Surface coal mines
Sites | Licences | Manpower | |
---|---|---|---|
October 2023 | 1 | 1 | 125 |
December 2023 | 2 | 2 | 131 |
Peak | 2 | 2 | 132 |
Total output 175,489 tonnes.
1.2 Underground coal mines
Sites | Licences | Manpower | |
---|---|---|---|
October 2023 | 7 | 7 | 224 |
December 2023 | 4 | 4 | 215 |
Peak | 7 | 7 | 224 |
Total output 19,478 tonnes.
1.3 Combined total for the UK
Sites | Licences | Manpower | |
---|---|---|---|
October 2023 | 8 | 8 | 349 |
December 2023 | 6 | 6 | 346 |
Peak | 8 | 8 | 351 |
Total output 194,967 tonnes.
2. England
2.1 Surface coal mines
Derbyshire
Sites | Licences | Manpower | |
---|---|---|---|
October 2023 | |||
December 2023 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Peak | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Total output 0 tonnes.
2.2 Underground coal mines
Gloucestershire
Sites | Licences | Manpower | |
---|---|---|---|
October 2023 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
December 2023 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Peak | 5 | 5 | 17 |
Total output 65 tonnes.
Northumberland
Sites | Licences | Manpower | |
---|---|---|---|
October 2023 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
December 2023 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Peak | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Total output 419 tonnes.
2.3 Combined total for England
Sites | Licences | Manpower | |
---|---|---|---|
October 2023 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
December 2023 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
Peak | 6 | 6 | 26 |
Total output 484 tonnes.
3. Wales
3.1 Surface coal mines
Merthyr Tydfil
Sites | Licences | Manpower | |
---|---|---|---|
October 2023 | 1 | 1 | 125 |
December 2023 | 1 | 1 | 125 |
Peak | 1 | 1 | 125 |
Total output 175,489 tonnes.
3.2 Underground coal mines
Neath Port Talbot
Sites | Licences | Manpower | |
---|---|---|---|
October 2023 | 1 | 1 | 200 |
December 2023 | 1 | 1 | 200 |
Peak | 1 | 1 | 200 |
Total output 18,994 tonnes.
3.3 Combined total for Wales
Sites | Licences | Manpower | |
---|---|---|---|
October 2023 | 2 | 2 | 325 |
December 2023 | 2 | 2 | 325 |
Peak | 2 | 2 | 325 |
Total output 194,483 tonnes.