Woodhouse Colliery
Proposed coal mine in Cumbria, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Woodhouse Colliery, also known as Whitehaven coal mine, is a proposed coal mine near to Whitehaven in Cumbria, England. The proposal is for the first deep coal mine in England since Asfordby pit in 1986. The coal mine has been advertised as bringing jobs to a deprived area but has also come in for criticism by green campaigners.[1] In 2019, Cumbria County Council granted the planning permission for the venture.
Location | |
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Location | Whitehaven |
County | Cumbria |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 54°31′31.8″N 3°35′49.7″W |
Production | |
Products | Coal |
Production | 3,000,000 tonnes (3,300,000 tons) projected per annum |
History | |
Opened | (projected) |
Owner | |
Company | West Cumbria Mining (WCM) |
Website | Official website |
It is not to be confused with the former Woodhouse Close Colliery in Woodhouse Close, Bishop Auckland (County Durham) which operated between 1835 and 1934.[2]
The colliery would be the first new deep coal mine in the United Kingdom in 30 years.[3][4] The mine is proposed by West Cumbria Mining and plans to extract coking coal from beneath the Irish Sea for 25 years. The plan has been criticised by some MPs, scientists and environmentalists due to the coal mine's environmental impact and compromising the UK government's legal commitments to reduce UK carbon emissions.[5][6][7]