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Hargreaves Services acquired Maltby Colliery in South Yorkshire from UK Coal plc in February 2007.

The colliery has been producing high quality coal for more than 100 years, and is now one of the few remaining deep mines in the UK. Maltby Colliery is also one of the most modern deep pits; it produces more than 1million tonnes of coal per year, with around 500 people employed there.

About 60% of Maltby’s total output is supplied under a long-term secure contract with Drax Power Station, Europe’s largest coal-fired power plant.

Much of the remaining Maltby production (some 30%) is supplied exclusively to our Monckton Coke Works near Barnsley.

Maltby coal – with low phosphorous, low moisture and ash levels and a very high calorific value – is ideal for producing coke to a consistently high quality, making it ideal for use by a wide range of industrial customers, both in the UK and in Europe.

Newsflash:

In October 2010 Maltby Colliery was awarded Carbon Trust Standard status in official recognition of its efforts to measure, manage and significantly reduce its carbon emissions. Maltby has reduced the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by almost 76,000 tonnes.