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Ellington Colliery
Former colliery in Northumberland, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ellington Colliery (also known as The Big E),[1] was a coal mine situated to the south of the village of Ellington in Northumberland, England. The colliery was the last deep coal mine in the north east of England (also known as the Great Northern Coalfield). At one time, the deepest part of the mine was 800 metres (2,600 ft) and it extended 15 miles (24 km) under the North Sea.[2] During the 1980s, the pit (along with Lynemouth Colliery) was known as the biggest undersea mine in the world and produced 69% of the mined coal in Northumberland.
![]() Ellington Colliery | |
Location | |
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Location | Ellington |
County | Northumberland |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 55.217°N 1.555°W / 55.217; -1.555 |
Production | |
Products | Coal |
Production | 2,326,000 tonnes (2,564,000 tons) |
Financial year | 1989/1990 |
Greatest depth | 2,600 feet (800 m) |
History | |
Opened | 1909 (1909) |
Closed | 2005 (2005) |
Owner | |
Company | See section |
Ellington had several faces for mining and was known for winning coal from under the North Sea, before flooding caused the early closure of the mine.