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Terms and conditions for a permit to enter, disturb or alter coal mines or coal on your property.
The Water and Abandoned Metal Mines programme aims to tackle the water pollution caused by historical metal mining.
How to deal with covenants and legal requirements contained in title deeds which refer to the Coal Authority and its predecessors.
A step by step application guide of the Coal Authority permit to carry out investigation or treatment works process.
Minister Graham Stuart visits the ground-breaking Gateshead Mine Water Heat scheme.
This scheme is the first of its kind in Europe and provides a better understanding of methods for removing metal contaminants from water.
Preventing pollution from an abandoned metal mine in Cornwall.
Description of the dataset showing likely extent of shallow underground coal workings for which no recorded plans exist.
A community event will take place next week to explain proposals for a mine water treatment scheme at Threlkeld, near Keswick.
Detailed guidance on building near to coal and mines.
Coal Authority data sets available under licence.
Description of the dataset showing underground coal workings whose depth is 30 metres or less from the surface.
How we will build on the innovation, applied research and action of the past few years to deliver further opportunity and value.
Description of the dataset showing extent of coal resources capable of being extracted by surface mining methods.
Saltburn Gill mine water treatment scheme removes more than 98% of iron from local waterways in East Cleveland, England.
The British Geological Survey and Coal Authority have released maps that for the first time reveal the extent to which heat is stored in Britain’s abandoned coal mines.
Licences and agreements issued by the Coal Authority.
If you are developing a site within a coalfield area you may need to give additional consideration to the proposed drainage and infiltration.
The Coal Authority is working with partners to unlock the heat within our historical coal mine network, to transform the homes and workplaces of the future.
The Coal Authority manages more than 80 mine water treatment schemes across Britain, handling and treating over 122 billion litres of mine water every year.
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