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Have they ever used that technique in the UK? I don't think the UK has mountains suitable for mountaintop removal - they are famous for their underground operat
by roenxi 2y ago
Have they ever used that technique in the UK? I don't think the UK has mountains suitable for mountaintop removal - they are famous for their underground operations.
I've always filed mountaintop removal mining as one of those "weird things Americans do" approaches. Probably associated with unusual geology or something.
- giantg2 2y agoI think the UK had the none-mountainous version of strip mining - open pit mines. I think there aren't any in operation currently, and I'm unsure if they were for coal or just other commodities.
- nkali 2y agoEven if not, the collieries in Wales, built on top of coal shafts, were quite industrial-looking/landscape-runining. https://museum.wales/articles/1260/Nantgarw-Colliery---once-the-deepest-coal-mine-in-south-Wales/ https://museum.wales/articles/1260/Nantgarw-Colliery---once-...
- 6LLvveMx2koXfwn 2y agoWe used the technique until we ran out of mountains, hence current lack of mountains.