West Cumbria Mining (WCM)’s plans for a coking coal mine will be reconsidered by the local authority which cited new government guidelines on greenhouse emissions for its decision. CLIMATE CHANGE The company, backed by Australian investment company EMR Capital Resources, hopes to start extracting coking coal in mid-2022 off the Cumbrian coast near Whitehaven. WCM’s […]
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WCM submits licence variation to mine applications
West Cumbria Mining Ltd (WCM) has submitted two licence variations to applications for its proposed deep coal mine under the Irish Sea off the coast of Cumbria. DECISION On 15 January 2021, the Coal Authority received from the company an application for a conditional underground licence – variation for Whitehaven Offshore No.2 Area and for […]
WCM nears restart of deep coal mining in the UK
West Cumbria Mining (WCM) said it was delighted that the Government has lifted its holding direction on the company’s proposed deep coal mine near Whitehaven, off the coast of Cumbria. ESTIMATED RESOURCE Secretary of State Robert Jenrick MP has decided not call in the application for him to settle the matter and the plans will […]
Banks debates next step after refusal for Dewley Hill coal mine
Banks Mining is considering its next move after its plans were refused for an open cast coal mine over 250 agricultural acres at Dewley Hill, near Throckley on the border of Newcastle and Northumberland. Newcastle City Council unanimously refused permission at a planning committee meeting last Friday (18 December). The company described the decision as a […]
Banks will not challenge refusal for new coal mine
Banks Mining said it would not challenge the Government’s decision to reject its plans for a surface coal mine in Highthorn, Northumberland but will pursue its proposed Dewley Hill mine, west of Newcastle. The company’s Dewley Hill application is expected to be discussed by the City Council’s planning committee before the end of the 2020. […]
Geoscience to be promoted as UK faces skills shortage
The UK faces an industry skills shortage as the number of students studying geology at university has fallen by 43% since 2014. The Geological Society and has decided on five aims for a strategy of action following a summit in June to discuss reasons for the decline with 50 geoscience educators, academics, industry representatives, and […]