Summary of UK Coal Production and Manpower 1947-2010

[Wheldale]

Interesting table on the link below.

coal.decc.gov.uk/assets/coal/DyGgJafg_pdf_part.pdf

[rob52]

From 1913 UK Book
"Coal Production Output in Thousands of Tons from the five (5) principle coal producing countries in the world"
            UK             Germany   France       Belgium    USA          Australia
1907     267,831     140,885     35,411     23,324      428,896    9,681
1908     261,529     145,298     36,044     23,179      371,288    10,193
1909     263,774     146,397     36,519     23,140      411,432
1910     264,433     150,372     37,254     23,532      447,837

            NewZealand Canada   BritishIndia South Africa
1907     1,831         9,385      11,147        4,679
1908     1,874         10,730    12,661        4,549

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Select a Country or Multiple Countries to Plot Graph of Coal Production to 2012

Some Current Day Statistics converted to "Thousands of Tons"

              UK          Germany    France    Belgium   USA             Australia
2000/01 31,930     202,450     2760                     1,023,020    258,500 (193,600 Export)
2008/09 18,050     183,670     100                       975,150       461,000 (261,000 Export)
2010      14,420     182,300     150                       983,720       470,000 (314,000 Export)
2011      18,630     188,600     126                       992,000       416,000
2012      16,790     196,170     150                       922,060       431,170
2013                                                                                       ? (350,000 Export)

        NewZealand     Canada     India         South Africa
2009  4,600             64,640     555,990     250,580
2010  5,300             67,970     573,870     257,210
2011  4,950             67,000     589,000     255,000
2012  4,900             66,900     605,840     260,030

Rob

[rob52]

And by 2012

Rob

[rob52]

Came across this ebutU video and some Stat's of "Pit Jobs proposed to be lost in the 13 October 1992 Announcement" detailed in the
Sharlston Pit Closure
Uploaded on Feb 9, 2012

Sharlston Pit Closure
9 July 1993 Colliery Closure, coal not saleable

"Following the 13 October 1992 announcement
- 21 Pit Closures Plan Details Showing Job Losses."
What was interesting was to compare the stated Job Losses with the employment at the same pits in 1984 I have put these in brackets below

Slide @1:33
Proposed Yorkshire Closures
Pit Name - 1992 Staff (1984 Staff)
Sharleston - 750 (1,179)
Bentley - 650 (1,038)
Frickley ?South Elmsall? - 1,000 (1,813)
Grimethorpe - 959 (1,743)
Houghton Main - 440 (1,535)
Kiverton - 775 (?)
Markham Main - 734 (2,211)
Rossington - 880 (1,564)

Mothballed
Maltby (1,414)
Prince of Wales (1,360)
Hatfield/Thorne (1,465)

Slide @1:45
Proposed Notts & Derbyshire
Bevercotes - 800 (1,401)
Bilsthorpe - 934 (1,229)
Calverton - 750 (1,502)
Cotgrave - 620 (1,754)
Rufford - 800 (?)
Silverhill - 820 (1,209)
Clipstone - 970 (1,434)
Shirebrook - 1000 (1,884)
Bolsover - 496 (1,004)

Detail of (1984 Staff) from Debating Coal Closures ISBN 9780521125970


Rob