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Kellingley Colliery, the last deep coal mine in Great Britain, closes.
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Kellingley Colliery
Former coal mine in North Yorkshire, England (1965–2015)
Kellingley Colliery, known affectionately as the 'Big K', was a deep coal mine in North Yorkshire, England, 3.6 miles (5.8 km) east of Ferrybridge power station. It was owned and operated by UK Coal.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Coal mining
Process of getting coal out of the ground
Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Great Britain
Island northwest of continental Europe
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)