▁The ▁mine ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁and ▁employ ▁ 5 0 0 ▁workers ▁with ▁the ▁possibility ▁the ▁area ▁contains ▁over ▁ ▁of ▁coal ▁in ▁its ▁res erves . ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁output ▁from ▁the ▁mine ▁has ▁been ▁promised ▁to ▁be ▁ra iled ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁Red car ▁Bul k ▁Terminal ▁on ▁Te ess ide ▁for ▁export . ▁A ▁convey or ▁would ▁move ▁the ▁coal ▁from ▁the ▁site ▁to ▁a ▁loader ▁ ▁away . ▁Tra ins ▁would ▁number ▁up ▁to ▁six ▁per ▁day ▁including ▁S atur days , ▁though ▁the ▁company ▁acknow ledge ▁that ▁the ▁increase ▁in ▁traffic ▁on ▁the ▁railway ▁would ▁require ▁sign alling ▁improvements ▁on ▁the ▁C umb rian ▁Coast ▁Line . ▁Additionally , ▁West ▁C umb ria ▁M ining ▁have ▁applied ▁to ▁install ▁a ▁solar ▁farm ▁on ▁the ▁estate ▁that ▁would ▁cover ▁ ▁and ▁provide ▁ 4 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁electric ity ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁min ing ▁operation . ▁ ▁West ▁C umb ria ▁M ining ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁E MR ▁Capital , ▁a ▁company ▁based ▁in ▁Australia ▁that ▁has ▁inject ed ▁over ▁£ 2 0   mill ion ▁into ▁the ▁vent ure ▁by ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁A ▁further ▁£ 2 0 0   mill ion ▁was ▁project ed ▁to ▁be ▁spent ▁in ▁final ▁testing , ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁rights ▁and ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁mine . ▁The ▁facility ▁itself ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁cost ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁£ 1 6 5   mill