To get planning permission for a surface mine, a plan for its restoration must also be produced, detailing how the…
Mining at Shotton is carried out with careful consideration for the environment. Wildlife species are surveyed, before mining begins, so…
Last week I introduced you to the Lady of the North, Northumberlandia. But I have to say that I’m not…
Let me introduce you to Northumberlandia. She is a sizeable piece of landscape art. Waste rock has been sculpted into…
When an abandoned mine floods with water, dissolving disturbed minerals, it doesn’t just fill up and stop. The flow can…