Cierre/Quiebra: Announced the closure of deep coalmine at Welbeck colliery in north Nottinghamshire. The chief executive blamed geological faults and limited recoverable reserves for the closure of the mine which has been producing coal for 90 years but lost £20m in 2004. traducir : Reino Unido
European Restructuring Monitor
2004
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Cierre/Quiebra: Will close its 'super-pit' at Selby in the summer of 2004. The chief executive, Gordon MacPhie warned that further closures of deep mines could lay ahead if EU directives reducing sulphur emissions were implemented. The closure of the Selby plant would reduce the number of deep mines to only eight across the country. traducir : Reino Unido