list of cities uk where mining occurs

Here is a list of cities and towns in the UK where mining (or former mining) activity has historically or currently occurs:

England
1. Barnsley (South Yorkshire) – Former coal mining
2. Doncaster (South Yorkshire) – Coal mining history
3. Rotherham (South Yorkshire) – Former coal and steel industry
4. Sheffield (South Yorkshire) – Historically linked to coal and iron mining
5. Wakefield (West Yorkshire) – Former coal mining area
6. Leeds (West Yorkshire) – Historical mining in surrounding areas
7. Middlesbrough (North Yorkshire) – Ironstone mining history
8. Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne & Wear) – Former coal mining hub
9. Sunderland (Tyne & Wear) – Coal mining heritage
10. Durham (County Durham) – Major historic coal mining region
11. Blyth (Northumberland) – Coal export and former mining town
12. Stoke-on-Trent (Staffordshire) – Historically linked to clay and coal mining
13. Nottingham (Nottinghamshire) – Former coal mines in surrounding areas
14. Mansfield (Nottinghamshire) – Coal mining history
15. Chesterfield (Derbyshire) – Coal and lead mining heritage

Wales
16. Cardiff – Major coal export port, linked to South Wales coalfield
17. Swansea – Copper and coal mining history
18. Merthyr Tydfil – Iron and coal mining hub in the 19th century
19*Rhondda (Valleys region) – Major coal-producing area historically

Scotland
20. Glasgow – Linked to Lanarkshire coalfields historically
21. Edinburgh (Midlothian coalfield nearby)
22. Falkirk – Historically part of the Central Belt coalfield

Northern Ireland
23. Belfast – Some historical lignite and basalt quarrying

*Current Mining Activity*:
– Most traditional deep coal mines in the UK have closed, but some opencast mines still operate in parts of Wales, Scotland, and England.
– Other forms of mining, such as