▁of ▁mines ▁using ▁coal ▁only ▁for ▁E SI . ▁If ▁approved , ▁the ▁mine ▁would ▁be ▁Eng lands ' ▁first ▁deep ▁coal ▁mine ▁since ▁the ▁As ford by ▁pit ▁was ▁s unk ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁infer red ▁resources ▁suggest ▁that ▁the ▁mine ▁could ▁produce ▁over ▁ ▁of ▁coal ▁per ▁year ▁from ▁across ▁a ▁ ▁section ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁Irish ▁Sea . ▁Back ers ▁of ▁the ▁scheme ▁point ▁out ▁that ▁Britain ▁imports ▁ ▁of ▁co ke ▁per ▁year , ▁of ▁which ▁none ▁is ▁s our ced ▁in ▁Europe , ▁with ▁most ▁being ▁from ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁USA . ▁ ▁The ▁mine ▁would ▁use ▁former ▁but ▁ext ant ▁t unn els ▁from ▁previous ▁min ing ▁vent ures ▁for ▁coal ▁and ▁an h yd rite . ▁The ▁mine ▁head ▁would ▁be ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁March on ▁chemical ▁works ▁site ▁close ▁to ▁Ha ig ▁Col li ery ▁and ▁the ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Wood house ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁White h aven ▁town ▁centre ▁in ▁C umb ria . ▁The ▁proposal ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁mine ▁the ▁carbon ifer ous ▁coal ▁se am ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁maximum ▁depth ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁a ▁ge ological ▁team ▁were ▁working ▁off sh ore ▁from ▁St ▁Be es ▁Head ▁dr illing ▁into ▁the ▁rock ▁ ▁below ▁the ▁sea ▁bed ▁to ▁a ▁depth ▁of ▁. ▁This ▁will ▁determine ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁coal ▁and ▁check ▁for ▁any ▁ge ological ▁conditions ▁that ▁could ▁affect ▁the ▁planning ▁of ▁the ▁mine . ▁