An underground drift coal mine in the Neath Valley is gearing up to mine a further 40 million tonnes of coal, after its application for a mining license was approved.
Energybuild Mining Limited applied to the Coal Authority, the UK Government agency responsible for mines, for a full underground license for Aberpergwm Colliery, near Glynneath, Neath Port Talbot, back in September 2020, and the application has now been approved.
The mine, labelled by Energybuild Mining Limited as the "only source of high-grade anthracite in Western Europe," is now set to be extended so miners can excavate 40 million tonnes of anthracite, which is also known as hard coal, over the next 20 years - much to disapproval of the Welsh Government and local politicians.
