History
The company was founded by Richard J. Budge in 1974 as RJB Mining. In 1994, following the privatisation of the UK mining industry, it grew fivefold with the acquisition of British Coal's core activities. It changed its name to UK Coal in 2001 after the retirement of its founder.
In 2012, UK Coal were fined £200,000 after pleading guilty to breaching Health and Safety laws after a death of a miner. The miner died after equipment fell on him at the Kellingley Colliery. This marks the third death at the site in four years.
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