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Butterwell Opencast
| Location: |
Morpeth
15½ miles [25 km] S of Alnwick
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| Map Ref: |
(Sheet 81) NZ200890, 55° 11' 41" N, 1° 41' 9" W |
| Opened: |
1977 |
| Closed: |
1991 |
| Owners: |
1980s - Taylor Woodrow Construction Ltd. |
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1990s - Taylor Woodrow Civil Engineering Ltd. |
| Output: |
1979 - Coal. |
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1980 - Coal. |
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1981 - Coal. |
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1982 - Coal. |
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1983 - Coal. |
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1984 - Coal. |
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1988 - Coal. |
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1991 - Coal. |
| Seams Worked: |
1988 - Low Main, Top & Bottom Plessey, Unnamed, Top & Bottom Beaumont, Tilley, Top & Bottom Yard, Five Quarter, Top & Bottom Main, Little Wonder, Bandy |
| Notes: |
1991, Jul - Estimated tonnage: 13.6m tonnes, from 750 hectares |
Description
Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
Names of those killed at this colliery
No names found.
Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
 a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Butterwell Opencast
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Butterwell Opencast
Credits
Sources:
- 1979 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1980 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1981 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1982 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1983 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1984 Directory of Mines & Quarries published by The British Geological Survey
- 1988 Guide to the Coalfields published by the Colliery Guardian
- 1991 Opencast Information Leaflet from British Coal Opencast
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