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The Price of Coal
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Jeez. I thought this was actually a thread about the price of coal and my kids Christmas presents were going to cost me more.'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!! -
Was watching a program with Huw Edwards the other day. A sorry tale alright.
Do need to go see the coal man actually to get stocked up. It's probably all Colombian now or some other tulip.Comment
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It's strange in a way how people lament the end of coal mining in South Wales. The people of Aberfan might have been better off living next to Chernobyl. That only resulted in 49 immediate deaths.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostIt's strange in a way how people lament the end of coal mining in South Wales. The people of Aberfan might have been better off living next to Chernobyl. That only resulted in 49 immediate deaths.
With modern health and safety, it will still be cheap. Though not as cheap as know health and safety atall which was what happened.Comment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostCoal mining needs to restart. Cheap energy to get UK business booming.
With modern health and safety, it will still be cheap. Though not as cheap as know health and safety atall which was what happened.
I've heard stories of how some fathers got their wayward sons who they knew where intelligent to study at school and get better paying jobs by taking them down a pit for an hour or two. Obviously it was illegal..."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by BrilloPad View PostCoal mining needs to restart. Cheap energy to get UK business booming.
With modern health and safety, it will still be cheap. Though not as cheap as know health and safety atall which was what happened.
Cheap coal needs big machinery to shift the volumes needed to make money on it. The deep mines in the UK just don't have the seam sizes to make it work anymore."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostIt's still cheaper to import coal from Australia than it is to mine it here. Over here a good seam is 3ft thick, in Aus they regard it as marginal if it is less than 3m.
Cheap coal needs big machinery to shift the volumes needed to make money on it. The deep mines in the UK just don't have the seam sizes to make it work anymore.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garzweiler_surface_mineAlways forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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