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Facts and Figures
Surface-Mined Coal Industry
England
| Employees |
Direct: |
1,638 |
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Indirect: |
1,550 approximately |
| Earning Power |
3,198 workers @ £25,000 each = £80m |
| Production |
39 Surface Mines = 6.1mt pa production |
Concentration of Sites
| Cumbria |
1 |
41 |
workers producing |
173,306 |
tonnes |
| Derbyshire |
8 |
283 |
workers producing |
860,602 |
tonnes |
| Durham |
6 |
145 |
workers producing |
402,687 |
tonnes |
| Lancashire |
3 |
29 |
workers producing |
124,554 |
tonnes |
| Leicestershire |
1 |
30 |
workers producing |
182,737 |
tonnes |
| Northumberland |
6 |
568 |
workers producing |
1,805,151 |
tonnes |
| Shropshire |
2 |
14 |
workers producing |
34,391 |
tonnes |
| Staffordshire |
1 |
80 |
workers producing |
372,242 |
tonnes |
| Sunderland |
1 |
49 |
workers producing |
243,012 |
tonnes |
| Warwickshire |
1 |
28 |
workers producing |
23,452 |
tonnes |
| West Midlands |
1 |
34 |
workers producing |
122,895 |
tonnes |
| Yorkshire |
8 |
337 |
workers producing |
1,818,126 |
tonnes |
Balance of Payments
6.1mt pa produced in England for all markets @
£25 / tonne = £200m x 2 = £310m
"No Coal" Economic Impact
| Balance of Payments |
= |
£310m |
| Loss of Earnings |
= |
£ 80m |
| Social Security Cost |
= |
£ 8m |
| TOTAL |
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£398m |
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Scotland
| Employees |
Direct: |
1,519 |
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Indirect: |
2,000 approximately |
| Earning Power |
4,000 workers @ £25,000 each = £100m |
| Production |
34 Surface Mines = 7.2mt pa production |
Concentration of Sites
| Clackmannanshire |
3 |
69 |
workers producing |
391,197 |
tonnes |
| East Ayrshire |
15 |
687 |
workers producing |
2,883,215 |
tonnes |
| East Lothian |
1 |
75 |
workers producing |
523,575 |
tonnes |
| Fife |
9 |
159 |
workers producing |
606,368 |
tonnes |
| Midlothian |
4 |
43 |
workers producing |
253,110 |
tonnes |
| North Lanarkshire |
6 |
168 |
workers producing |
715,878 |
tonnes |
| South Lanarkshire |
7 |
306 |
workers producing |
1,840,834 |
tonnes |
| West Lothian |
1 |
12 |
workers producing |
10,601 |
tonnes |
Balance of Payments
8mt pa produced in Scotland for all markets @
£25 / tonne = £400m x 2 = £800m
"No Coal" Economic Impact
| Balance of Payments |
= |
£400m |
| Loss of Earnings |
= |
£ 100m |
| Social Security Cost |
= |
£ 40m |
| TOTAL |
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£540m |
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Wales
| Employees |
Direct: |
484 |
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Indirect: |
1,000 approximately |
| Earning Power |
1,484 workers @ £25,000 each =
£37.1m |
| Production |
14 Surface Mines = 1.5mt pa production |
Concentration of Sites
| Bridgend |
1 |
62 |
workers producing |
429,176 |
tonnes |
| Neath & |
10 |
330 |
workers producing |
924,870 |
tonnes |
| Port Talbot |
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| Powys |
3 |
92 |
workers producing |
186,125 |
tonnes |
Balance of Payments
8mt pa produced in Wales for all markets @ £25 /
tonne = £37.5m x 2 = £75m
"No Coal" Economic Impact
| Balance of Payments |
= |
£75m |
| Loss of Earnings |
= |
£37.1m |
| Social Security Cost |
= |
£3.71m |
| TOTAL |
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£115.81m |
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