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Category: Opencast Mining

Moss Carr Opencast Gallery

  • By Bill Thackray
  • August 8, 2017
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The site produced a significant tonnage from 2001 to 2005 and during operations was able to retain hedgerows using an Augur to obtain coal from under these conditions.   The mining … Continue Reading →

Opencast Mining – Park Lane

  • By Bill Thackray
  • May 21, 2017
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Gamblers Twist in the Tail It was 1956 and after landing the job of chain lad with Sir Lindsay Parkinsons (Outcrop Contractors) at their site at Park Lane.    Our … Continue Reading →

Opencast Mining Moss Carr Extension

  • By Bill Thackray
  • May 21, 2017
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1st February, 2001 So, the application to mine opencast coal on the 77 acre site at Boat Lane has been rejected by Leeds City Council, the application, which was to … Continue Reading →

Former Opencast Workings St Aidans

  • By Bill Thackray
  • May 21, 2017
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RSPB Nature Reserve – like a phoenix from the ashes of the opencast mine the now restored site will be officially open from 9.30am on Saturday 25th May. It looks … Continue Reading →

St Aidan’s Nature Reserve

  • By Bill Thackray
  • April 9, 2017
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What better way to dispose of an unwanted opencast coal mining excavation can there be than to convert it into a nature reserve with associated trails and view points.  Opencast … Continue Reading →

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