 The last mine closed in 1959 but the village continued expanding as it became an overspill area for people from the Black Country.The rural green spaces between Burntwood and Chasetown were developed by the early 1970s which effectively joined the two villages.There is today little evidence of the mining industry left in the area other than Chasewater reservoir which provided water for the canals that were used to transport coal to Birmingham and the Black Country, and Chasewater Light Railway which has been restored for leisure use.