History of the coal industry in the United Kingdom

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/History_of_the_coal_industry_in_the_United_Kingdom
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:declinedAfter late 20th century
gptkbp:environmentalImpact gptkb:air_pollution
land subsidence
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:coal
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label History of the coal industry in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:industry mining
gptkbp:lastDeepMineClosed gptkb:Kellingley_Colliery
gptkbp:lastDeepMineClosureYear 2015
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:market gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Europe
gptkbp:nationalisationYear 1947
gptkbp:notable_disaster_response gptkb:Senghenydd_Colliery_Disaster
gptkb:Hartley_Colliery_disaster
gptkb:Aberfan_disaster
Creswell Colliery disaster
Trimdon Grange disaster
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:1926_General_Strike
1984–1985 miners' strike
gptkbp:notableCompany gptkb:National_Coal_Board
gptkbp:notableDisasterYear 1862
1882
1913
1950
1966
gptkbp:notableTechnologicalDevelopment ventilation systems
mechanised mining equipment
steam-powered pumps
gptkbp:peakProductionYear 1913
287 million tons
gptkbp:periodOfSignificance gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
gptkbp:primaryUse electricity generation
steam engines
iron and steel production
domestic heating
gptkbp:privatisationYear 1994
gptkbp:region gptkb:Durham
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Yorkshire
gptkb:Lancashire
gptkb:South_Wales
Northumberland
gptkbp:relatedLabourUnion gptkb:Miners'_Federation_of_Great_Britain
gptkb:National_Union_of_Mineworkers
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Coal_Industry_Nationalisation_Act_1946
Coal Mines Act 1911
Coal Industry Act 1994
gptkbp:significantEvent miners' strikes
nationalisation of coal mines
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Coal_Industry_Nationalisation_Act_1946
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8