Peter,
do you think that this means that our team will have easier access to the
demise of the last 21 pits in staffordshire, or will it be harder
Bob Burden
NSCF team
>-- Original Message --
>Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 21:50:31 +0100
>Reply-To: "The mining-history list." <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Peter Claughton <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Coal Authority, mining heritage
>To: [log in to unmask]
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>>You mention that it is to fund the latest volume of the history of the
coal
>>industry - surely a thin volume, perhaps best entitled "The Optimistic
>>Years".
>
>Mike,
>
>I like the suggested title. But, there is serious interest in the last
20
>years of the coal industry, its declining fortunes and the associated
>political struggle - see the recent posting re. the forthcoming conference
>(Twenty Years On! The Great Miners Strike in Historical and International
>Perspective - Saturday November 1st 2003, Institute of Historical Research,
>Malet St, London). In coal mining terms, I get more enquiries about the
>Miner's Strike of 1984 than any other subject.
>
>As to the Coal Authority and metal mining - their approach to the subject
>of
>accessing resources appears to be that if they are going to use their skills
>on coal then they might as well apply them to the full range of historic
>mining activity. They will, I am sure, lead on coal. Metal mining should
>not
>in itself be a problem - although some stratified iron mining falls within
>their remit, I am assured that the ABMH project will be operated outside
>the
>area of their statutory obligations.
>
>Peter
>
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