3,000,000 tonnes (3,300,000 tons) projected per annum
History
Opened
(projected)
Owner
Company
West Cumbria Mining (WCM)
Website
Official website
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.
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]
^"Young climate activists add to calls to halt planned Cumbria coal mine". ITV News. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^"Durham Mining Museum - Woodhouse Close Colliery". www.dmm.org.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
^"Jenrick criticised over decision not to block new Cumbria coal mine". The Guardian. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
^Greene, Tommy (4 February 2021). "Cumbria coalmine plans pit climate protection against job creation". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^"Whitehaven coal mine approved for third time". BBC News. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
^"Mixed reactions to news of West Cumbria Mining plans overcoming major hurdle". News and Star. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
^"Looking back at south Cumbria's extraordinary 2020". nwemail.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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