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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Does anyone on here either work at or knows someone who works at a little private coal mine please. I'm after a job down there as the mine I work at is closing. Please any help would be appreciated. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I don't think there are any working mines left in Wales . I think there's big pit but that's educational museum really .  "
yes there's quite a few small private drift mines I think one company is called Unity. There small 30 men pits. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Theres a drift just up above big pit it was feature on a program on tv a while back. Not got any other details sorry  "
yeah I saw that it was called coal house brilliant programme. Thank you for your help anyway. If you do hear anything please pm me thanks Andy |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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There are a couple of small mines in operation as well as a few that run on and off as coal prices dictate. If you want to find contacts running small drift mines go onto welshcoalmines and join the forums. it is a more historical interest group but the guys there can point you in the direction of drift mine owners. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Its all going opencast now, best you get in the coal washing plants or get a machine ticket.
you could always try profile stone mining, but the nearest ones are forest of dean or bath ? |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Its all going opencast now, best you get in the coal washing plants or get a machine ticket.
you could always try profile stone mining, but the nearest ones are forest of dean or bath ?"
nah thanks for that but I'm a coal man I'll keep trying thank you for getting back tho |
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By *elshcoup3Couple
over a year ago
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"I don't think there are any working mines left in Wales . I think there's big pit but that's educational museum really . yes there's quite a few small private drift mines I think one company is called Unity. There small 30 men pits. "
UNITY has closed down last year, to the best of my knowledge.
Hope you find something. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I don't think there are any working mines left in Wales . I think there's big pit but that's educational museum really . yes there's quite a few small private drift mines I think one company is called Unity. There small 30 men pits.
UNITY has closed down last year, to the best of my knowledge.
Hope you find something."
i came past Tower Colliery a couple of weeks ago and I can't remember if it was just before or just after Tower on the left hand side was a pit there with Unity on the sign. It was still producing coal but I will bow to your local knowledge. I'll keep trying tho as mining is all I've done since I left school oh and a couple of little driving jobs in the last few months while trying to get back into mining. Thank you for getting back tho much appreciated |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I think most coal is imported these days .  bloody thatcher against the miners thats why and. Fuel changing over to cleaner fuel "
Not getting into politics but think miners union failing to hold a ballot of their member over strike action was called and demanding inflated wages at the time made cheaper foreign coal a better prospect. And before you say , my grandfather died down the pit and my father was a miner....... A very honourable and hard job that was a tradition in my familly.....  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I think most coal is imported these days . bloody thatcher against the miners thats why and. Fuel changing over to cleaner fuel
Not getting into politics but think miners union failing to hold a ballot of their member over strike action was called and demanding inflated wages at the time made cheaper foreign coal a better prospect. And before you say , my grandfather died down the pit and my father was a miner....... A very honourable and hard job that was a tradition in my familly..... "
One person came out of the miners strike far better than before it. Comrade Arthur. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"The one they filmed coal house in, was Blaentilley no2, sadly closed, closest one now is Unity in Swansea. But that's in mothballs and maintenance only. What mine do you work in currently. "
Hatfield colliery mate but we've not got long left
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I think most coal is imported these days . bloody thatcher against the miners thats why and. Fuel changing over to cleaner fuel
Not getting into politics but think miners union failing to hold a ballot of their member over strike action was called and demanding inflated wages at the time made cheaper foreign coal a better prospect. And before you say , my grandfather died down the pit and my father was a miner....... A very honourable and hard job that was a tradition in my familly..... "
we weren't asking for more wages we were striking against the pit closure programme nothing to do with wages that's where people get it wrong. Don't believe everything you read in the gutter press. |
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