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National Coal Board and British Coal Corporation: Production Department and successors
Catalogue reference: COAL 29
What's it about?
COAL 29
This series contains files of the Production Department, later the Mining Department, relating to the development of coal reserves and to the safe and efficient working of them.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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COAL 29
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Title (The name of the record)
- National Coal Board and British Coal Corporation: Production Department and successors
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Date (When the record was created)
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1935-1995
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains files of the Production Department, later the Mining Department, relating to the development of coal reserves and to the safe and efficient working of them.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- British Coal Corporation, Technical Department, 1987-1991
- National Coal Board, Mining Department, 1971-1985
- National Coal Board, Production Department, 1946-1971
- National Coal Board, Technical Department, 1985-1987
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1558 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Coal
- Mining and quarrying
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Production Department was responsible for planning and initiating the development of coal reserves, and also ensuring that they were efficiently and safely worked. Thus, it had dealt with, amongst other matters, re-organisation schemes, training, health and safety in mines, technical aspects of mining, electrical and mechanical devices, coal preparation and supplies. Its responsibilities were wide, including central workshops, the regional geological service, the regional architectural and quantity surveying service, and the mines rescue service.
The name of this department was changed from Production Department to Mining Department in July 1971.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5277/
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National Coal Board and British Coal Corporation: Production Department and successors
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