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West Cumbria Mining hosts visit from Cumberland Geological Society

WCM’s Project Geologist, Dennis Rowland, held a morning session with the Cumberland Geological Society recently, as part of a Society day trip introducing ‘Coal and Iron in West Cumbria.’

The aim of the session was to provide an overview of the geology and mining history of the coalfield and an update on the progress of the WCM project which is aiming to mine metallurgical coal from seams off the coast of St Bees Head.

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West Cumbria Mining Ltd is a private company that is looking to provide high quality metallurgical coal mined in the UK, near Whitehaven in West Cumbria, to supply the steel industry at home and overseas.

Currently we have a series of licences which collectively cover an area of approximately 200km2 off the coast at Whitehaven. Based on existing data, we believe there are over 750 million tonnes of steel-making coal resources across the area. The company is aiming to develop a mine that will produce two to three million tonnes of hard metallurgical coal a year.

We are looking to support the people and environment local to the mine sites as the area evolves into a modern mining community which can be proud of its role in producing quality metallurgical coal for the UK and European steel industry.

Head Office: 

4th Floor Oakfield House | 35 Perrymount Road | Haywards Heath | West Sussex, RH16 3BW
Contact:  01444 410534

Site Office:

C/O Haig Museum | Solway Road | Kells | Whitehaven | Cumbria, CA28 9BG
Contact: 01946 848 333

We’d love to hear from you

Please get in touch with any questions or comments relating to the progress of the mine.

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Latest News & Events

West Cumbria Mining hosts visit from Cumberland Geological Society

WCM’s Project Geologist, Dennis Rowland, held a morning session with the Cumberland Geological Society recently, as part of a Society day trip introducing ‘Coal and Iron in West Cumbria.’

The aim of the session was to provide an overview of the geology and mining history of the coalfield and an update on the progress of the WCM project which is aiming to mine metallurgical coal from seams off the coast of St Bees Head.