Authority Explanatory Note, produced by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for Parliament in June 1994 to explain the intended provisions of the Coal Industry Bill The Water Act 2003 The Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 Statement by Lord Strathclyde in 1994 on the government's expectations of the Coal Authority relating to mine water remediation Re-statement by John Battle MP in 1998 that the Coal Authority is the designated body with responsibility for dealing with mine water discharges from former coal mines The Energy Act 2011 Its headquarters are in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, where its Mining Heritage Centre is also based. This archive houses a large quantity of data, including historical information, relating to coal mining in Britain. The unique collection of around 120,000 coal abandonment plans, covering both opencast and deep mining operations, dates as far back as the 17th century and depict areas of extraction and the point of entry into the same. Historical mine plans can be accessed for research purposes, for desktop studies prior to development or simply by members of the public with an interest in the history of mining. The Coal Authority also has a large collection of more than 47,000 British Coal photographs, which feature a wide range of collieries and cover every aspect of coal mining. All plans and photographs have been digitally scanned and are available to any interested parties. They can be viewed at the Mining Heritage Centre in Mansfield. The Water and Abandoned Metal Mines (WAMM) programme To tackle the water pollution caused by historical metal mining in England, the Coal Authority works with the Environment Agency in the Water and Abandoned Metal Mines partnership, funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Mining reports The Coal Authority’s Commercial Reports and Advisory Services provides comprehensive mining report services, include desktop reports, pre planning advice, project management and civil, structural and environmental engineering. Reports available from the Coal Authority include: CON29M Coal mining report – an official coal mining report for the conveyancing industry Ground Stability report – a CON29M report, combined with non-coal related British Geological Survey subsidence information Enviro All-in-One report – a CON29M report, combined with Groundsure’s homebuyers environmental report No Search Certificate – a certificate to show that a property is not within a known area of past, present or proposed future mining activity Mine energy and heat Abandoned coal