Opencast Mining (Hansard, 5 December 1991)

HC Deb 05 December 1991 vol 200 c187W 187W

§ Mr. Hardy
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy how much coal has been produced from opencast operations in Great Britain in each of the last seven years.

§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amory
Total opencast coal output from British Coal and the licensed sector in each of the last seven years was as follows:

Output (million tonnes)

1984–85 14.6

1985–86 15.3

1986–87 14.6

1987–88 16.3

1988–89 18.0

1989–90 18.6

1990–91 18.3

	Output (million tonnes)
1984–85	14.6
1985–86	15.3
1986–87	14.6
1987–88	16.3
1988–89	18.0
1989–90	18.6
1990–91	18.3