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  1. Check if a property is affected by coal mining
  2. Report a coal mine hazard
  3. Claim for subsidence damage caused by coal mining
  4. Property and development
  5. Find out if a coal mining risk assessment is needed for a site
  6. Mining permits and licences
  7. About our services
  8. Coal mine water treatment
  9. Using coal mining information and interactive map viewer
  10. Metal mine water management

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New pump technology installed by the Coal Authority

Press release

Significant savings thanks to new pump technology

The Coal Authority expects to make significant cost savings after making major investments in new pump technology.

Newly constructed headwall at Allerdean Mill

Press release

Making the best use of small contractors

The installation of new field drainage at a Coal Authority asset has been successfully completed thanks to a small local contractor.

Apprentice at the Coal Authority, Emily Clegg

News story

Investing in apprenticeships

Emily Clegg shares her experiences as an apprentice at the Coal Authority as part of National Apprenticeship Week 2019.

Latest from the Coal Authority

  1. Coal Authority data set prices per royalty unit
    • Guidance
  2. Coal Authority Data Exploration Licence
    • Form
  3. Significant savings thanks to new pump technology
    • Press release

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What the Coal Authority does

The Coal Authority works to resolve the impacts of mining.

Coal Authority is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy.

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Services

  1. Coal Authority Data Exploration Licence
    • Form
  2. Coal mining subsidence damage notice form
    • Form
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Guidance and regulation

  1. Coal Authority data set prices per royalty unit
    • Guidance
  2. Geospatial Commission Data Catalogue: Coal Authority
    • Guidance
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News and communications

  1. Significant savings thanks to new pump technology
    • Press release
  2. Women at the Coal Authority
    • News story
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Research and statistics

  1. Customer survey: Information Management results 2017
    • Research
  2. Customer survey: Information Management results 2016
    • Research
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Policy papers and consultations

  1. Coal Authority: business impact target assessments
    • Impact assessment
  2. Horden mine water treatment scheme
    • Case study
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Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Coal Authority financial transactions: December 2018
    • Transparency
  2. Coal Authority financial transactions: November 2018
    • Transparency
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Our management

Stephen Dingle
Stephen Dingle
Chair
Lisa Pinney MBE
Lisa Pinney MBE
Chief Executive and Accounting Officer

Contact the Coal Authority

Customer services, mining reports and records

Coal Authority
200 Lichfield Lane
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 4RG
United Kingdom

Email

thecoalauthority@coal.gov.uk

Telephone

0345 762 6848

Telephone from outside the UK (Monday to Thursday, 8:45am to 5pm, Friday, 8:45am to 4:30pm GMT)

+44(0)1623 637000

Report a coal mine hazard

Coal Authority
200 Lichfield Lane
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 4RG
United Kingdom

Telephone (Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)

01623 646 333

24-hour number for reporting public safety hazards and incidents associated with coal mining.

Coal Authority press office

Communications Team
200 Lichfield Lane
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 4RG
United Kingdom

Email

communications@coal.gov.uk

Telephone

01623 637252 or 01623 637234 or 07826893249 or 07788335769

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
  3. Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.

Freedom of Information

Records Management Department
Coal Authority
200 Lichfield Lane
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 4RG
United Kingdom

Email

recordsmanagement@coal.gov.uk

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

  1. Procurement at Coal Authority
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