Mining Remediation Authority

24/08/2026

🌱 Innovative engineering can often solve complex ground stability problems with minimal disruption.

When a sinkhole appeared at Marden Farm Allotments in North Tyneside, a traditional repair could have meant removing raised beds, greenhouses and other features from the plot, with works lasting up to two weeks.

Instead, we used an innovative resin injection technique to stabilise the collapse from below, completing the repair in just two days while keeping disruption to a minimum.

The photos show the story from start to finish and how a different approach helped make the area safe while allowing allotment users to keep enjoying a much-loved community space. 📸

20/08/2026

In April 2025, six homes on Dewar Avenue in Kincardine suffered subsidence damage linked to historical coal mining, leading to the properties being demolished last summer and the local Community Centre closing.

A year on, and our work is nearly complete. We've recently been carrying out ground stabilisation works using grout and gravel injection and we've been working with Fife Council as they decide a way forward for the Community Centre.

We continue to support residents and monitoring of Dewar Avenue and the surrounding area will remain in place until at least spring 2027.

Complex incidents like this require careful, thorough investigation before any remediation work can begin. The full extent of the underground ground conditions needs to be fully mapped before any intervention, to ensure work is safe and effective.

We know this has been a worrying and unsettling time for the Kincardine community. We're grateful for everyone's patience and understanding as we work to make the area safe.

For questions, contact us at [email protected] or call 01623 637 000.

You can report a coal mining hazard to us, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by calling 0800 288 4242.

19/08/2026

It's great to see another milestone reached at Camberwell Drive, Ashton-under-Lyne 🚧

Thanks to Bethell Group Plc and everyone involved for their continued work to keep people safe and deliver a permanent solution for local residents.

🛡️ Delivering the infrastructure protecting homes and communities from the impacts of historical mining!

On behalf of the Mining Remediation Authority, Bethell have been delivering works to permanently cap off a mine shaft at Camberwell Drive, Ashton-under-Lyne.

🚧 Works reached the latest milestone with the completion of a massive 16m x 16m x 5.2m excavation - requiring around 256 truckloads of muck to be transported away!

Two concrete piers were removed using wire cutting methods, minimising noise on site compared to alternative removal methods and reducing the impact on the residents nearby.

👷 We are now pouring reinforced blinding concrete to create a base for our teams to start fixing steel, ready for the installation of the permanent capping slab.

We'd like to thank the local community for their continued patience throughout these works, as we deliver the permanent solution the residents wanted.

04/08/2026

⚠️ Know the signs. Stay Mine Safe.

Many communities across Great Britain live alongside our mining legacy. While mining hazards are rare, knowing what to look out for can help keep you, your family and your community safe.

Hazards can include ground collapse, mine gas, water issues and unsafe mine entries.

Our short Stay Mine Safe video highlights some of the warning signs and explains what to do if you spot a potential hazard.

If something doesn't look right, don't ignore it. Our emergency hazard line is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

📞 0800 288 4242

Watch the video below and help spread the Stay Mine Safe message.

30/07/2026

Following the results of our investigation, in this video update, our Chief Operations Director Carl Banton explains what we have found, why this has been one of the most complex sites we've dealt with, and what happens next for the community.

Since May, nearly 100 homes in Coalsnaughton, Clackmannanshire have been evacuated due to ground movement linked to historical coal mining, affecting over 250 residents.

Watch below to hear directly from Carl on the scale of the response, the support in place for residents, and the work still ahead.

30/07/2026

In May, ground movement affected several homes at Coalsnaughton in Scotland. Investigations indicate the most likely primary cause is subsidence linked to historical coal mining, with earlier ground treatment appearing to have provided only partial mitigation.

We have contacted affected households to put immediate support in place and explain next steps. A dedicated community support line is also available on 0800 088 6446.

Further site investigations are ongoing, with more data being collected to inform our understanding and future remedial works.

Read the Coalsnaughton Incident Investigation Summary at: https://www.miningremediation.co.uk/locations/coalsnaughton/

29/07/2026

Our work across the three nations we serve 🦺 💧

Every day, we work to protect communities and safeguard the environment.

From maintaining the capacity to treat up to 232 billion litres of mine water through our 82 treatment schemes, to supporting emergency response at a range of major, significant and routine incidents, 2025-26 was another year of strong delivery.

Here are some of the figures highlighted in our 2025–26 Annual Report and Accounts that showcase the scale of our work:

17/07/2026

What makes a great mine plan?

Steve, our mining information core team leader, thinks plan 11504 from Thornlie Colliery in Lanarkshire “has it all!”

As part of our newly launched online collection of historic mine plans, we're continuing our series showcasing colleagues’ favourite plans from the archive.

Steve's choice is a plan dating from 1935: “Lovely contrast of colours between the roadways and the coal extraction, nice clear sections of workings and some clear surface features showing partial extraction under a hospital.

“There are adits and shafts marked on (the shafts have good depth information), it shows faulting in orange/brown and there is plenty of level data. Not bad for a plan from 1935. This plan has it all!”

With more than 120,000 historic coal mine plans now available to explore online, there has never been a better time to discover the rich mining history beneath our feet.

From local heritage and family history to geology and engineering, the collection – developed in partnership with the British Geological Survey – offers a fascinating window into Britain’s mining past.

Take a look and see what you can uncover in your area: https://mine-plans.bgs.ac.uk/

10/07/2026

At the Mining Remediation Authority, we hold around 120,000 coal mine plans – some dating back to the 17th century – and they're now free to explore online.

We've been asking colleagues to share their favourite plan and what it means to them, because these documents mean something different to everyone who looks at them.

This week, Lee Wyatt, senior hydrogeologist in our heat and by-product innovation team, chose plan 17427 pt1A: “Being interesting in mining, history, mining archaeology and old maps, this has some great features, which are not actually part of the plan, but are the details around it.

“There is a drawing of a church – probably St Mary the Virgin’s Church in Denby village – with the old hall behind it.

“In the bottom corner there is also a drawing of an old engine house. This could be one of many, but based on the plan related to Robey Level, for pumping water underground, it is likely to be Robey Engine House.

“The drawing of the engine house also possibly highlights its importance, given the other drawing is the church.

“The plan also marks some other features, such as Denby Old Sough and the route of the old gangway or tramway.

“Finally, for the geologist in me, there is the geology log, or expected geology, for a shaft.”

Whether you're a history enthusiast, a geologist, or simply curious about the landscape beneath your feet, our archive has something to offer.

Search and explore the Mine Plans Catalogue, developed in partnership with the British Geological Survey, at: https://lnkd.in/etz-ngHx

09/07/2026

🌱 A sinkhole appeared at Marden Farm Allotments in North Tyneside - but thanks to some clever thinking, the plot holders barely noticed.

The affected plot was full of raised beds, greenhouses and garden furniture, and a traditional dig-and-fill repair would have meant weeks of disruption and removing much of the plot to get machinery in.

So our team tried a different approach - injecting expanding resin foam through small drilled holes to stabilise the ground from below. Only a few paving slabs needed lifting, and the whole job was done in two days.

Colin Campbell, Safety Officer at the allotments, said: "From the moment they arrived, the team kept us in the loop. We were worried about the disruption, but they were in and out in two days and you'd barely know they'd been here."

If you spot a coal mining hazard, you can report it to us 24 hours a day on 0800 288 4242.