Ffos-y-fran coal mine restoration
Coal Action Network is campaigning to get nature restored to the site of the recently closed Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine in South Wales. The coal operator, Merthyr (South Wales) Ltd, mined illegally for around 15 months, pocketing millions in revenue, and now refuses to pay for the restoration promised to the local community since 2007! What’s worse, Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council is letting them get away with it. See our campaign timeline for the full story.
We demand justice for nature and justice for local communities, both of which has suffered the terrible impacts of 16 years of opencast coal mining.
Ffos-y-fran updates
Lifting the lid on damage done by David Stanley Lewis of Pontypool
Lifting the lid on damage done by David Stanley Lewis…
Who’s enabling massive restoration cuts at Ffos-y-fran?
Who’s enabling massive restoration cuts at Ffos-y-fran? Merthyr (South Wales)…
The human cost of the stolen £millions
The human cost of the stolen £millions The mining company,…
360 exploration of Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine
360 exploration of Ffos-y-fran opencast coal mine Explore the churned…
Lethal landscape: cuts to Ffos-y-fran mine restoration puts community at risk
Lethal landscape: cuts to Ffos-y-fran mine restoration puts community at…
Demand nature be restored to Ffos-y-fran opencast site
Demand nature be restored to Ffos-y-fran opencast site Mining company…
We investigate mining company’s ‘missing’ millions
We investigate mining company’s ‘missing’ millions Background Mining company: Merthyr…
We expose Ffos-y-fran secretly floods massive void
We expose Ffos-y-fran secretly floods massive void Local residents kept…
Judicial Review filed against Ffos-y-fran illegal coal mine
Judicial Review filed against Ffos-y-fran illegal coal mine UPDATE: the…
Ffos-y-fran mining company acting “unilaterally and unlawfully”
Ffos-y-fran mining company acting “unilaterally and unlawfully” Respected senior Barristers,…
Ffos-y-fran: timeline of illegal coal mining
Ffos-y-fran: timeline of illegal coal mining What follows is an…
Victory! Ffos-y-fran opencast stopped from extending coal operations
Victory! Ffos-y-fran opencast stopped from extending coal operations After 20…
Petition delivered to the Welsh Government: call in and reject this coal mine!
Petition delivered to the Welsh Government: call in and reject…
Research: Coal mine restoration in South Wales
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Ffos-y-fran: Key facts on illegal opencast coal mine extension
Key facts & figures for 16 months of illegal coal…