UK Abandoned Coal Mine Plans Catalogued by the Mining Remediation Authority

The Mining Remediation Authority maintains a geographic catalogue of plans for abandoned mines. This dataset likely contains geospatial information on mine locations and layouts. It was last updated on April 10, 2026.

Use Cases

• Map historical mining footprints based on the geographic catalogue.
• Assess environmental risks from abandoned mines based on the plan data.
• Support remediation planning and community safety initiatives based on the authority's mission.

Strengths

• Managed by the authoritative Mining Remediation Authority.
• Last updated on April 10, 2026, suggesting recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to uk_data.

Provenance

Source

Mining Remediation Authority (formerly the Coal Authority)

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 10:29:33.346689

Geography

United Kingdom