“Repurposing disused mines as sources of low-carbon heat will deliver both environmental and economic benefits to local communities.” The UK presently has a network of 23,000 abandoned deep ...

Deep below one of the UK’s oldest national parks ... the giant mechanical mole is digging Europe’s deepest mine shaft. But its final target is still about one kilometer and three years ...

Boulby Mine is one of just six operating mines remaining in the UK, and is the source of half of all the salt used on the country's roads. The mine, which opened in 1973, extracts more than ...

is Europe’s deepest zinc and copper mine and holds the potential to store up to 2 MW of energy within its 1,400-metre-deep shafts. The disused mine will be fitted with a gravity battery ...

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