Type
Closure
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North East; Tees Valley and Durham;
Location of affected unit(s)
Ellington
Sector
Mining / Quarrying
Mining And Quarrying
Mining Of Coal And Lignite
05 - Mining of coal and lignite

340 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
26 January 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

UK Coal announced the shutting of Ellington Colliery with the loss of 340 jobs. This was the last deep mine in the north east of England. Desperate efforts were made to stem the huge quantities of water pouring into the production unit at the Ellington Colliery in Northumberland with only limited success. This follows the closure by UK Coal of the largest coal complex in Europe - at Selby in summer 2004.


Sources

  • 27 January 2005: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2005), UK Coal, Closure in United Kingdom, factsheet number 61060, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61060.