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• Cefn Coed Colliery Museum — is a former coal mine, now operating as a museum. It is located at Crynant near Neath in Wales.BackgroundCoal mining in the Neath area began with the development of the port of Neath in the 16th century. In 1743 Sir Herbert Mackworth, one of the… …   Wikipedia

• Cynheidre Colliery — was a coal mine located in the Gwendraeth valley, in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. Opened in 1954, it closed in 1989. Cynheidre was a new super pit developed post World War II by the newly nationalised National Coal Board. Created to exploit 196… …   Wikipedia

• Tower Colliery — was the oldest continuously worked deep coal mine in the United Kingdom, and possibly the world, and the only mine of its kind remaining in the South Wales Valleys. It is located near the village of Rhigos, north of the town of Aberdare in the… …   Wikipedia

• Tower Colliery — Ein Förderwagen steht vor der Vertriebsstelle der Tower Colliery Tower Colliery war die am längsten betriebene Kohlezeche in Großbritannien, möglicherweise auch der Welt, und ist die letzte noch erhaltene Zeche ihrer Art in Südwales. Tower… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• History of coal mining — Due to its abundance, coal has been mined in various parts of the world throughout history and continues to be an important economic activity today. Compared to wood fuels, coal yields a higher amount of energy per mass and could be obtained in… …   Wikipedia

• Franklin B. Gowen — Infobox Person name = Franklin Benjamin Gowen caption = birth date = birth date|1836|2|9|mf=y birth place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania death date = death date and age|1889|12|13|1836|2|9|mf=y death place = Washington, D.C.Franklin Benjamin Gowen… …   Wikipedia

• Mining in Wales — A Welsh miner at Tower Colliery Mining in Wales provided a significant source of income to the economy of Wales throughout the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Wales was famous for its coal mining, in the Rhondda Valley, the South… …   Wikipedia

• Eckley Miners' Village — Infobox historic area | name = Eckley Miners Village, Pennsylvania, USA iucn category = caption = Map of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania showing the location of Eckley Miners Village locator x = 223 locator y = 75 location = Luzerne County,… …   Wikipedia

• Tyrone O'Sullivan — infobox celebrity name = Tyrone O’Sullivan OBE image size = 120px caption = Tyrone O Sullivan birth date = birth year and age|1945 birth place = flagicon|Wales Wales occupation = Trade UnionistChairman of Tower Colliery networth = religion =… …   Wikipedia

• Kidwelly and Llanelli Canal — The Kidwelly and Llanelli Canal was a canal and tramroad system in Carmarthenshire, Wales, which was built to carry anthracite coal to the coast for onward transportation by coastal ships. It began life as the Kymer Canal in 1766, was extended… …   Wikipedia

• Coal mining — Men leaving a UK colliery at the close of a shift Surface coal mining in Wyo …   Wikipedia