Following the devastating fire that closed the Daw Mill deep mine in March 2013, it was announced on the 9 July 2013 that a way forward had been found for the remaining mines and 2,000 employees.

Production of coal from Daw Mill represented around a third of UK Coal's revenue and the forced closure of the mine had threatened the ongoing viability of UK Coal's remaining two deep mines and six surface mines.

The viable mining operations were successfully restructured and their assets held in individual companies owned by a new business which will operate as UK Coal Production Ltd.

UK Coal Production Ltd is the largest producer of coal in the UK and a significant supplier of energy to the UK's electricity industry.Following the privatisation of the UK coal mining industry in 1994, UK Coal acquired some of British Coal's former mines and today we operate two deep mines.Our deep mines produce over 3.2m tonnes of coal per year and use some of the most advanced mining techniques employed anywhere in the world.