▁England . ▁The ▁proposal ▁is ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁deep ▁coal ▁mine ▁in ▁England ▁since ▁As ford by ▁pit ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁The ▁coal ▁mine ▁has ▁been ▁advert ised ▁as ▁bringing ▁jobs ▁to ▁a ▁dep riv ed ▁area ▁but ▁has ▁also ▁come ▁in ▁for ▁criticism ▁by ▁green ▁campaign ers . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁C umb ria ▁County ▁Council ▁granted ▁the ▁planning ▁permission ▁for ▁the ▁vent ure . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁former ▁Wood house ▁Close ▁Col li ery ▁in ▁Bishop ▁A uck land , ▁County ▁Dur ham , ▁which ▁operated ▁between ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁West ▁C umb ria ▁M ining ▁announced ▁its ▁intention ▁to ▁invest ▁£ 1 4 . 7   mill ion ▁in ▁a ▁vent ure ▁to ▁explore ▁for ▁prem ium ▁quality ▁c oking ▁coal ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁sea ▁off ▁White h aven . ▁The ▁project ▁had ▁started ▁before ▁as ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁find ▁and ▁gas ify ▁the ▁coal ▁for ▁energy ▁use , ▁but ▁when ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁coal ▁was ▁discovered , ▁it ▁precip itated ▁a ▁shift ▁into ▁min ing ▁the ▁coal ▁for ▁ste elm aking . ▁It ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁coal ▁only ▁for ▁c oking ▁rather ▁than ▁for ▁the ▁electric ity ▁supply ▁industry ▁( ES I ). ▁The ▁fall ▁in ▁the ▁price ▁of ▁E SI ▁coal ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁mark ets ▁also ▁precip itated ▁the ▁closure