British Coal
Encyclopedia
The British Coal Corporation was a nationalised corporation in the United Kingdom responsible for the extraction of coal
. It existed, in various forms, between 1946, with the passing of the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act
, and 1997, when it was officially wound up.
(NCB), which was responsible for the organisation and running of coal extraction. It was under the responsibility of the Minister of Fuel & Power, who presented the Board's reports to Parliament.
The vesting date for nationalised coal was 1 January 1947 when the assets of approximately 800 private colliery companies, the Coal Commission
, the service contracts held by the colliery companies, and all staff from the district selling schemes that operated in the United Kingdom
were transferred to the NCB.
The NCB formed two holding companies in 1973 to handle non-core (deep and opencast mining) activities: NCB (Coal Products) Limited and NCB (Ancillaries) Limited.
In 1987, the NCB became the British Coal Corporation.
With the passing of the Coal Industry Act in 1994 the industry-wide administrative functions of British Coal were transferred to a new Coal Authority
. Its economic assets were privatised, the English mining operations being merged with RJB Mining to form UK Coal
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British Coal was formed on 26 January 1997
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
. It existed, in various forms, between 1946, with the passing of the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act
Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946
The Coal Industry Nationalisation Act of 1946 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It received Royal Assent on 12 July 1946, and provided for the nationalization of the entire British coal industry. It established the National Coal Board which acted as the managing authority for coal...
, and 1997, when it was officially wound up.
| Colliery | Location |
|---|---|
| Longannet | Fife |
| Point of Ayr | Flintshire |
| Kellingley Kellingley Colliery Kellingley Colliery is one of the newest of the few deep coal mines left in Britain today. It is situated at Beal in North Yorkshire, about east of Knottingley in West Yorkshire, on the A645, although the postal address is Knottingley, West Yorkshire, and east of Ferrybridge power station. The... |
Yorkshire |
| Maltby Maltby Main Colliery Maltby Main Colliery is a coal mine situated on the eastern edge of the township of Maltby, South Yorkshire, some 7 miles east of Rotherham. It is presently the only colliery in production in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham.-History:... |
Yorkshire |
| Prince of Wales | Yorkshire |
| North Selby | Yorkshire |
| Riccall | Yorkshire |
| Stillingfleet | Yorkshire |
| Wistow | Yorkshire |
| Whitemoor | Yorkshire |
| Bilsthorpe | Nottinghamshire |
| Harworth | Nottinghamshire |
| Thoresby | Nottinghamshire |
| Welbeck | Nottinghamshire |
| Daw Mill Daw Mill Daw Mill is a coal mine located near the village of Arley in the English county of Warwickshire. The mine is Britain's biggest coal producer, mining a five-metre thick section of the Warwickshire Coalfield in the north of the county... |
Warwickshire |
| Ashfordby | Leicestershire |
History
British Coal was formed on 12 July 1946 as the National Coal BoardNational Coal Board
The National Coal Board was the statutory corporation created to run the nationalised coal mining industry in the United Kingdom. Set up under the Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946, it took over the mines on "vesting day", 1 January 1947...
(NCB), which was responsible for the organisation and running of coal extraction. It was under the responsibility of the Minister of Fuel & Power, who presented the Board's reports to Parliament.
The vesting date for nationalised coal was 1 January 1947 when the assets of approximately 800 private colliery companies, the Coal Commission
Coal Commission
The Coal Commission was a United Kingdom government agency, created to own and manage coal reserves. It was set up in 1938 and ceased to operate on 1 January 1947.- History :...
, the service contracts held by the colliery companies, and all staff from the district selling schemes that operated in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
were transferred to the NCB.
The NCB formed two holding companies in 1973 to handle non-core (deep and opencast mining) activities: NCB (Coal Products) Limited and NCB (Ancillaries) Limited.
In 1987, the NCB became the British Coal Corporation.
With the passing of the Coal Industry Act in 1994 the industry-wide administrative functions of British Coal were transferred to a new Coal Authority
Coal Authority
The Coal Authority is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government.-History:It was established under the Coal Industry Act 1994 to manage certain functions previously undertaken by the British Coal Corporation , including ownership of unworked coal.It is situated in the south of...
. Its economic assets were privatised, the English mining operations being merged with RJB Mining to form UK Coal
UK Coal
UK Coal plc is the largest coal mining business in the United Kingdom. The Company is based in Harworth, in Nottinghamshire. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a former constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.-History:...
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British Coal was formed on 26 January 1997