Whitehaven coal mine decision expected by July Tags:United Kingdom 2 comments Hopefully a no, as we should be reducing use of fossil fuels and having more renewables. We need this for self security in our steel making, at the moment we rely on Russia and Australia for most of our coal imports. Both of which are laden with impurities so they have to be blended to get quality coking coal. The UK steel industry is hamstrung already by energy costs, if we don’t reopen mines well loose the industry completely. Leave a ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.
We need this for self security in our steel making, at the moment we rely on Russia and Australia for most of our coal imports. Both of which are laden with impurities so they have to be blended to get quality coking coal. The UK steel industry is hamstrung already by energy costs, if we don’t reopen mines well loose the industry completely.
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Hopefully a no, as we should be reducing use of fossil fuels and having more renewables.
We need this for self security in our steel making, at the moment we rely on Russia and Australia for most of our coal imports.
Both of which are laden with impurities so they have to be blended to get quality coking coal.
The UK steel industry is hamstrung already by energy costs, if we don’t reopen mines well loose the industry completely.