Haig Colliery - Whitehaven
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Haig Colliery - Whitehaven
Image: © Ashley Dace Taken: 23 Jun 2015
The former colliery is now a museum focused on the story of the West Cumbrian coalfield. The colliery ran until the 1980s under full steam power (see other photos on geograph). The mine exploited deposits under the sea which are currently being re-explored by modern exploration methods. It is hoped to open a drift mine towards the end of the decade and mine the vast undersea resources of coking coal in demand by European steelworks.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.542906
Longitude
-3.598134