What are the remaining coal mines in Wales?

Wales was famous for its coal mining, in the Rhondda Valley, the South Wales Valleys and throughout the South Wales coalfield and by 1913 Barry had become the largest coal exporting port in the world, with Cardiff as second, as coal was transported down by rail. read more

There is no mention of coal mining in the Domesday Book of 1086 although lead and iron mines are recorded. In the 13th century there are records of coal digging in Durham and Northumberland, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Lancashire, the Forest of Dean and North and South Wales. read more

Big Pit National Coal Museum & other mining museums in Wales The Big Pit National Coal Museum is located at Blaenavon, and in 2005 it won the prestigious Gulbenkian Prize for museum of the year. It is one of only two remaining mines where it is possible for visitors to journey to the underground workings some 300 ft (90 m) below using the same cages that transported the miners. read more

Peak Downs coal mine in the Bowen Basin of Central Queensland, Australia, is the sixth biggest coal mine in the world. Image courtesy of Beyond Coal and Gas. BHP Billiton-operated Mt Arthur coal mine is located in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia. read more