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Defunct coal mine in Nottinghamshire, England Not to be confused with the hamlet and ruined Rufford Abbey site at Rufford, Nottinghamshire.
Rufford Colliery
Derelict buildings on old Rufford Colliery site, 2007
Location
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates53°07′59″N 1°06′43″W / 53.133°N 1.112°W / 53.133; -1.112
History
Opened1911 (1911)
Active1911-1993
Closed1993

Rufford Colliery was a coal mine located near Rainworth, a village in Nottinghamshire, England. Its first shafts were sunk in 1911. In February 1913, fourteen workers at the mine died when a water barrel "containing some tons of water was precipitated down the shaft on to some men who were working at the bottom" of one of shafts. The mine was operated by Bolsover Colliery Company from 1915 to 1946, the National Coal Board from 1947 to 1987, and the British Coal Corporation from 1987 to 1993. The mine ceased operation in 1993.

After mining

In 2011, a project by Veolia to create a waste incinerator was refused by the government after public protests starting in 2006. Previously, the Forest Town area of Mansfield was considered as a possible location.

Initially approved by Nottinghamshire County Council and expected to process 180,000 tonnes (180,000 long tons; 200,000 short tons) a year, and with a company claimed potential to create electricity for heating, power and lighting for 15,000 homes and businesses, the scheme went to a public inquiry involving then-minister Eric Pickles.

In 2021, Nottinghamshire County Council commenced a project to reclaim the land and plant trees on the site of the former colliery.

Natural amenity

Rainworth Heath is an adjacent, wider area of natural heathland overlying sandstone strata, known as Bunter, under improvement. It is one of the last remaining areas of heathland in Nottinghamshire, and has areas of both dry and wet heath.

References

  1. ^ "Mindat - Rufford Colliery, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK". Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. Thacker, Jonathan. "SK5959 : The site of the former Rufford Colliery". Geograph Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. "Hansard - 14 February 1913 - Rufford Colliery Disaster". Hansard. Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Rufford Colliery: Work starts to create new forest at ex-mining site". BBC News. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. County reveals incinerator site BBC News, 10 July 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2024
  6. Incinerator plan meets opposition BBC News, 11 July 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2024
  7. Council backs incinerator plans Incinerator plan meets opposition BBC News, 9 January 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2024
  8. Permit is granted for incinerator BBC News, 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2024
  9. Rainworth incinerator plan turned down BBC News, 27 May 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2024
  10. ^ "MIDBRYG: Rufford Colliery Recreated Heathland". British Bryological Society. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  11. Better Habitats. Rainworth Heath Nature Reserve Miner2Major via Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 1 February 2024
  12. Habitat action plan for lowland heathland Nottinghamshire Heathland Strategy Steering Group at Nottinghamshire Biodiversity Action Group, March 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2024
  13. Rainworth Heath Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 5 February 2024
  14. Rainworth Heath nottinghamshirewildlife.org. Retrieved 5 February 2024
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