spontaneous combustion problems almost caused Rossingtion colliery in south yorkshire to close in 1993. the heating was controled by sealing off the district and pumping the gob full of hardstop. there where also 2 other areas within the mine where fires deep within the gob burned for many years. on a seperate note during the 1984/85 strike coal was reclaimed by strikers from the old Bullcroft colliery holding tip, this tip was on fire and it was said this fire dated to the 1930s.
> Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 07:28:17 +1000> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Spontaneous combustion in coal seams> To: [log in to unmask]> > While it is probably not a case of spontaneous combustion, Alison has one of > the best examples of a burning coal-seam in the world on her doorstep and > I'm sure she is already well aware of it - Burning Mountain at Wingen in the > Hunter Valley. It may have been burning for +5000 years and was possibly > triggered by a bushfire.> > This article from the travel section of the Sydney Morning Herald gives a > good summary (about half way down).> > http://www.smh.com.au/news/New-South-Wales/Burning-Mountain/2005/02/17/1108500192935.html> > Regards> > Ian Hodkinson> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Claughton" <[log in to unmask]>> To: <[log in to unmask]>> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 9:00 PM> Subject: Spontaneous combustion in coal seams> > > > A student at the University of Newcastle in Australia > > <[log in to unmask]> is looking to find some > > information on and the locations of the coal seam fires all over the world > > as part of her research.> >> > snip
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