Media Release

CA/MR 2004/09
2 September 2004

Ninth Annual Meeting Of The Coal Authority

The Coal Authority will be holding its fourth Annual Conference and ninth Annual Public Meeting on Thursday, 9 September 2004 to both review the work of the Authority in respect of the management of coal tips and minewater remediation and the potential for a hydrogen economy. This will be followed by the Public Meeting which will review all activities carried out by the Authority during the fiscal year ended 31 March 2004. A review of current activities will also be undertaken.

The meeting will be held at the Roald Dahl Suite, The St. David's Hotel, Havannah Street, Cardiff, CF10 5SD, commencing at 11.00 am on 9 September. A buffet lunch will be available at 1.00 pm.

The conference will be introduced by Authority Chair, John Harris, and will include presentations by Daryl Smith on the management of Authority tips, Keith Parker on the Authority's minewater treatment programme in Wales and Professor John McMullan on the hydrogen economy.

The Authority's Public Meeting will follow on from the Conference with the event scheduled to end at 4.15 pm.

There will be an opportunity for questions and answers at both the Conference and Public Meeting.

Members of the public and media are invited to attend.

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Note for Editors

The Coal Authority, located at Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, was established under the Coal Industry Act 1994, with responsibility for four principal functions: Licensing coal-mining operations; subsidence damage claims which are not the responsibility of the privatised successor companies or other licensed operators; dealing with property and historic liabilities such as old shafts and minewater pumping; and providing public access to information on coal-mining operations past and present.

Media Contact:

John Delaney,
Corporate Affairs Manager
Tel: 01623 427162
Fax: 01623 427316
Email: johndelaney@coal.gov.uk