Here is a list of useful and interesting websites connected to the coal mining industry:
Access to Archives
www.a2a.org.uk
A2A database contains catalogues of archives held across England and dating from the 1900s to the present day.
The Coal Authority
www.coal.gov.uk/
The Coal Authority is a government organisation which licenses coal mining operations in Great Britain today and provides public access to information on past and present coal mining operations.
Durham Mining Museum
www.dmm.org.uk/mindex.htm
Wealth of mining information covering County Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland, Westmorland
Mining Disasters
www.cmhrc.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/lodisalp.htm
Alphabetical list of mining disasters in Great Britain.
National Union of Mineworkers (NUM)
www.num.org.uk
Represents miners and the coal industry in UK past and present.
Big Pit – National Coal Museum
www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/bigpit
London Gazette
www.gazettes-online.co.uk/home.aspx?geotype=LondonArchive
Search for winners of the British Empire Medal, often with details of rescues after accidents in mines.
North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers Library www.mininginstitute.org.uk/library/index.html
Provides access to a searchable index of the Colliery Guardian and the Mining Journal.
Scottish Coal Mining Museum
www.scottishminingmuseum.com
Provides access to useful mining fact sheets and information about mining in Scotland.
Mining Technology
Mining-Technology.com is an online resource for the mining industry and we also provide information on a number of mines all over the World.