Corporate DS/UK/3944 Woolley Moor; Woolley Moor Drift Mine; 1954-1958 Woolley Moor Drift Mine drift coal mine 1954-1958 Woolley Moor

The Woolley Moor Drift mine was a small mine opened in 1954-1955 by the National Coal Board to mine the Alton Seam. It went on to employ 61 miners in 1958, in September of which year the decision was taken to close it due to the coal's high sulphur content which rendered it unsaleable. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) Website at http://www.healeyhero.co.uk/ Yes DERBYSHIRE\71026502 14/10/2021 DERBYSHIRE\71072486 10/02/2022 8997b364-25d9-40ab-b158-6fa835208966