South Yorkshire Coalfield - Collieries

Collieries

There are currently two coal mines operating in the South Yorkshire Coalfield at Maltby and Hatfield Main, though some colliery shafts remain in use as pumping stations to reduce pollution from the abandoned workings.

The following is a list of notable collieries:

• Elsecar Collieries Coal mines operated in Elsecar from around 1750 until 1983 when Elsecar Main closed.
• Bentley Colliery was the first Colliery to be sunk on the concealed coalfield. The first sod was cut on 16 March 1905
• Caphouse Colliery: was sunk in the late 1770s and continued to supply coal until 1985. It then became the Yorkshire Mining Museum and later the National Coal Mining Museum for England.
• Ferrymoor or Riddings Drift: This was the first of the National Coal Board drift mines. It was sunk in 1969 and was the first British mine to produce over 8 tons per man per shift. It closed in 1988