Asfordby Colliery,[Super Pit] ,Melton Mowbray,Leicestershire - 1991 to 1997. скачать в хорошем качестве

Asfordby Colliery,[Super Pit] ,Melton Mowbray,Leicestershire - 1991 to 1997.

Subscribe to my you tube channel for 280+ more coal mine tributes and counting. The first coal left the mine by train in 1991 and geological problems meant production had ceased by 1997.British Coal invested over £300 million in the pit and after privatisation in 1994, a further £40 million was invested. At is peak, the mine employed 490 personnel.The mine was closed due to volcanic sills that sat above the coal seams. The volcanic rocks were heavier than expected and had been putting too much pressure on the excavated coal seams below. Just before the closure was announced in August 1997, a massive flood and rockfall destroyed £6 million worth of equipment and the mine was closed leaving behind a possible 500,000,000 tonnes (550,000,000 tons) of mineable coal.