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33: 157: 198:, starting in 1978-9 with the transfer of miners from Walton Colliery, near Wakefield. The collation of the workforce was due to be completed by 1986, but the Nostell miners did not transfer until 1987 and the process was not finished until the transfer of the Sharlston miners in 1993. Large car parks were built to facilitate commuting. 320:, is seeking redevelopment of the site which utilises the legacy on site facilities, which includes a 12 MW electrical grid connection and the regeneration of the site into an industrial park. As of 2022 the site has not been redeveloped and is used as a storage facility for redundant HGV trailers. 236:
Between 1995 and 1999, the operation turned from being successfully profitable to loss-making, with the first loss recorded in 1999; relatively fixed costs associated with the single exit-point at Gascoigne Wood meant that the mine became less profitable as production was reduced at the five pits. By
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in 1976. Initial estimates were for a construction cost of £400 million, with 4,000 people employed, with extraction beginning in the early 1980s and lasting for 40 years, producing 10 million tons per year. The scheme used an unusual arrangement of pits in the coal field – all coal was
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was published 1972, and planning permission sought for a mine in 1974, which was given in 1976 after opposition, including concerns about flooding of low-lying land due to subsidence; extraction was limited to the Barnsley seam, though other seams existed.
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of Gascoigne Wood, whilst five pits were created to the east (Wistow, North Selby, Riccall, Stillingfleet, and Whitemoor) which transferred their coal via tunnels to Gascoigne Wood. As part of the construction processes, the NCB paid for diversion of the
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was constructed enclosed by cladding and with limited height, to limit the visual impact on the environment, which was a predominately rural landscape. Shafts for the pits were first sunk in the late 1970s, and in 1983 the Wistow Mine began production.
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in 1997 after the privatisation of the coal industry; loss of financial subsidy, geological problems, and low UK coal prices made the pits unprofitable by the 21st century. Closure was announced in 2002, and mining completely ceased by 2004.
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As of early 2012 Stillingfleet Mine has been partially redeveloped, being used for extraction and generation from coal mine gas, further redevelopment as a waste sorting centre is being sought.
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that the Selby coalfield would close in 2003/4. Mining ended in 2004 at Wistow (May), Stillingfleet (July), and Riccall (October). The total amount of coal mined was 121 million tonnes.
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In 2009 the North Selby Mine was proposed as a renewable energy site, using waste as a feedstock for electricity generation. The initially proposed energy generation methods of
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Davies, P. B.; Fenwick, T. H.; Bastin, R. D. (1983). "Selby Diversion of the East Coast Main Line. 1. The Background and Study of Alternatives. 2. Route Design. 3. Bridges".
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Selby local development framework proposed changes to the submission draft core strategy : Representations on behalf of Harworth Estates former Selby Mine Complex sites
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The Gascoigne Wood Mine site is the largest, with 44 ha (110 acres) developable land, and best connected of the former mine sites, with rail connection onto the former
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Exploratory drilling in the Selby area had taken place in the 1960s, and detailed exploration was carried out in the early 1970s, showing that a northern extension of the '
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1: Pre 1974, most coal mines in South Yorkshire were actually in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Those annotated with a number 1, were closed before 1974.
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Riccall Mine has been converted to an industrial and office development, having received planning permission for the development in 2007.
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PRODUCTION ENDS AT SELBY COALFIELD, UK Coal, 26 October 2004, "Selby Coalfield, Background Notes"; "Key Dates" : 1976 – 2004
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The workforce was planned from the outset to be transferred from 11 collieries that were nearing exhaustion in the area around
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of organic waste. The plan was dropped and a new application was put forward to redevelop the land as leisure accommodation.
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The Whitemoor Mine and North Selby mine sites were converted to mixed commercial use as business parks by December 2005.
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2000, the loss was £30 million p.a. and it received no subsidy; in 2002, it was announced by
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Wilde, Claire (10 July 2018). "Plan to breathe new life into old colliery where link remains".
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Massey, C. T.; Eaton, W. M. (1984). "The Selby coalfield–a new concept for an old industry".
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PRODUCTION ENDS AT SELBY COALFIELD, UK Coal, 26 October 2004, "Key Dates" : 1972 – 1976
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Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy
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NERA, 2003, Keeping the Selby Complex Open, "Executive Summary", pp.1–2; "3. Selby", pp.4–5
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Output steadily rose from 1984 to 1994, reaching 10 million tonnes a year in 1992–93.
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were dropped in 2011 with the plan had been modified to include a larger facility for
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of around 500:1, so the coal was extracted by underground mining. A geological report
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Nicholas Valéry (19 July 1973), "Coal ... all the way to Newcastle?", New Scientist
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In 1993/4, the complex had peak output of 12 million tonnes p.a. In 1994, the
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Production Ends at Selby Coalfield, UK Coal, 26 October 2004, "Annual Production"
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Mining peaked in 1993–4 at 12 million tonnes a year. The mines were acquired by
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2: The Selby Coalfield straddled the border of North and West Yorkshire
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Gascoigne Wood, North Selby, Riccall, Stillingfleet, Whitemoor Wistow
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Gascoigne Wood, covered conveyors, and rail wagon loading bays (2006)
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As of early 2012 Wistow Mine has not been redeveloped, land manager
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Goosens, R. F. (1972–73), "Coal reserves in the Selby area",
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NERA, 2003, Keeping the Selby Complex Open, "2. Background", p.2
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Mine complex based around Selby, North Yorkshire, England
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North Selby Renewable Energy Centre – Peel Environmental
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R.F. Goosens (1972/3), "Coal reserves in the Selby area"
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The labour movement in Britain from Thatcher to Blair
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Index

Selby complex

Selby
North Yorkshire
Aire valley power stations
RJB Mining
Labour Government
National Coal Board
National Union of Mineworkers
Plan for Coal
1973 oil crisis
Barnsley Seam
stripping ratio

Duchess of Kent
drift mine
East Coast Main Line
Selby Diversion
winding gear
Wakefield
Rothwell
UK miners' strike (1984–1985)
pickets
police
Coal Industry Act
British Coal
RJB Mining
UK Coal
Leeds and Selby Railway
Sherburn-in-Elmet Industrial Estate

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