Charity takes over derelict Scottish coal mines

Mines Restoration Ltd has taken over responsibility for six open-cast coal mines whose operator went bust. But it is still unclear how a funding shortfall for remediation will be resolved

by Isabella Kaminski
More than 30 Scottish coal mines were left derelict last year (photograph: David Maska/123RF)
More than 30 Scottish coal mines were left derelict last year (photograph: David Maska/123RF)

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