The number of operational deep coal mines in the United Kingdom (UK) has been steadily falling, from 33 in 2000 to six as of 2022. The number of operational opencast coal mining sites in the UK, which remained more common for a period of time, has varied a lot more. As of 2022 there were just two opencast coal mines operating in the UK.
Number of deep mines and opencast sites producing coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Number of deep mines and opencast sites producing coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/371100/functioning-deep-mine-and-opencast-coal-mines-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Number of deep mines and opencast sites producing coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/371100/functioning-deep-mine-and-opencast-coal-mines-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Number of deep mines and opencast sites producing coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/371100/functioning-deep-mine-and-opencast-coal-mines-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Number of Deep Mines and Opencast Sites Producing Coal in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/371100/functioning-deep-mine-and-opencast-coal-mines-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Number of deep mines and opencast sites producing coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/371100/functioning-deep-mine-and-opencast-coal-mines-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Number of deep mines and opencast sites producing coal in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/371100/functioning-deep-mine-and-opencast-coal-mines-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/