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Predecessor | National Coal Board |
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Successor | Coal Authority |
Formation | 5 March 1987 |
Dissolved | 27 March 2004 |
Legal status | Statutory corporation |
Headquarters | Hobart House, Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7AE |
Products | Coal |
Owner | UK Government |
Chairman | Sir Robert Haslam (1987–1990) Neil Clarke (1991–June 1997) Philip Hutchinson (June 1997–December 1997) Mike Atkinson (1998–2000) Peter Mason (2000–2004) |
The British Coal Corporation was a nationalised corporation responsible for the mining of coal in the United Kingdom from 1987 until it was effectively dissolved in 1997. The corporation was created by renaming its predecessor, the National Coal Board (NCB).