MINE CLOSURE:

MINE CLOSURE:.||a)NAT (McCarthy,Ben)| ITN| ENGLAND: Leics: Asfordby:| McCarthy i/c|| GV Mine buildings:|| LA GV One building:|| MS Miners out of lift cage as one closes door behind| him|| GRAPHIC Problems facing the mine|| Bill Rowell (RJB Mining) intvw| - Mine can't be worked commercially, viably/ its mother| nature|| Neil Greatrex (President, UDM) intvw| - People at this pit are convinced we could work| pit profitably/ owners are using safety as an excuse to| shut the pit|| BV Car stopping at security checkpoint as security| officer up to driver|| Vox pops miners in cars SOT|| BV Miners and truck along beside pipework structure|| London: GIR:| Int: Nigel Hawkins (Utilities analyst) intvw| - Economics of gas generation are now more attractive/| gas prices have also fallen so it makes a lot of sense|| Leics: Asfordby:| Ext: McCarthy i/c + sign off|| TX 18.8.97/NAT|| b)C4N: (Ross,Ian)| LIB (TX 30.12.94/ITN)| Leicstershire: Asfordby Mine:| Tim Edgar MP handshake photocall with Richard budge (RJB)|| GV Asfordby Mine in distance over field ZOOM IN (5 secs)|| Entrance of Asfordby Mine with sign, car past (6 secs)|| Miners exiting shaft (10 secs)|| ITN| ???:| Bill Rowell (Managing Director, Deep Mines, RJB Mining)| intvwd| - Pitt closed to severe geological difficulties / Production| has already ceased|| GRAPHIC|| Asfordby Mine:| Bill Rowell (Managing Director, Deep Mines, RJB Mining)| intvwd| ...

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MINE CLOSURE:.||a)NAT (McCarthy,Ben)| ITN| ENGLAND: Leics: Asfordby:| McCarthy i/c|| GV Mine buildings:|| LA GV One building:|| MS Miners out of lift cage as one closes door behind| him|| GRAPHIC Problems facing the mine|| Bill Rowell (RJB Mining) intvw| - Mine can't be worked commercially, viably/ its mother| nature|| Neil Greatrex (President, UDM) intvw| - People at this pit are convinced we could work| pit profitably/ owners are using safety as an excuse to| shut the pit|| BV Car stopping at security checkpoint as security| officer up to driver|| Vox pops miners in cars SOT|| BV Miners and truck along beside pipework structure|| London: GIR:| Int: Nigel Hawkins (Utilities analyst) intvw| - Economics of gas generation are now more attractive/| gas prices have also fallen so it makes a lot of sense|| Leics: Asfordby:| Ext: McCarthy i/c + sign off|| TX 18.8.97/NAT|| b)C4N: (Ross,Ian)| LIB (TX 30.12.94/ITN)| Leicstershire: Asfordby Mine:| Tim Edgar MP handshake photocall with Richard budge (RJB)|| GV Asfordby Mine in distance over field ZOOM IN (5 secs)|| Entrance of Asfordby Mine with sign, car past (6 secs)|| Miners exiting shaft (10 secs)|| ITN| ???:| Bill Rowell (Managing Director, Deep Mines, RJB Mining)| intvwd| - Pitt closed to severe geological difficulties / Production| has already ceased|| GRAPHIC|| Asfordby Mine:| Bill Rowell (Managing Director, Deep Mines, RJB Mining)| intvwd| ...

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18 August, 1997
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