Phoenix

Series

Series Name

Mining Review 22nd Year

Issue

Issue No.

2

Date Released

Oct 1968

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Phoenix

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

NoS synopsis: Lynemouth Colliery, Northumberland, burned out and flooded just two years ago, has gone back in to production. The biggest undersea mine in Europe, it will soon produce two million tons of coal a year. Much of it will generate electricity for Alcan’s giant aluminium smelter. Includes miners fixing roof supports by hand and mechanical means.

Keywords

Mining; Fuels

Locations

England; Northumberland

Written sources

British Film Institute Databases
Films on Coal Catalogue   First Supplementary List, January 1971, p.10

Credits:

Sponsor

National Coal Board

Production Co.

National Coal Board Film Unit