Wheldale Colliery

Wheldale Colliery
Wheldale colliery after closure (1988)
Location
Wheldale Colliery
LocationCastleford
CountyWest Yorkshire
CountryEngland
Coordinates 53°43′52″N 1°19′57″W / 53.7311°N 1.3325°W / 53.7311; -1.3325
Production
ProductsCoal
Production409,000 tonnes (451,000 tons)
Financial year1949
History
Opened1868
Closed1987

Wheldale Colliery was a coal mine located in Castleford, Yorkshire, England which produced coal for 117 years. It was accessed from Wheldon Road.

After closure, the site was used to gather coal-bed methane for conversion into electricity.

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