GEOLOGY AND OPENCAST MINING OF ANTHRACITE AND BITUMINOUS COALLeader: Dr. Nick Chidlaw for University of Bristol
Dates: Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th April.
Level of geological knowledge: no prior knowledge of geology or the locations assumed.
Location: Both in South Wales not far east of Swansea. Operators: Celtic Energy Ltd. Saturday 15th: Margam Opencast: (near Bridgend);
Sunday 16th Selar Opencast (N end of Neath Valley).
Details of how to get to the sites will be provided in a pre-course handout to be sent to
attendees.
Highlights: Extensive clear sections in Coal Measures sedimentology and Variscan tectonics; unrestricted sampling of lithologies, mineral nodules and plant fossils; analysis of coal opencast mining in Britain today - technological / economic / environmental.
Enrolment: Contact Barbara Perks at Bristol University Dept Earth Sciences tel: 0117 954 5438 or email: earth-ce@bristol.ac.uk She can also advise on information for arranging overnight accommodation.
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