Hatfield Colliery was a deep coal mine that began operating in 1916. From the 1980s onwards it went through several periods of temporary closure before finally closing for good in 2015.

About 80% of South Africa’s electricity still comes from burning coal. The country’s 108 coal mines have resulted in many communities being forced off their land from the 1970s to date.

The men had been trapped at the Kellingley colliery in Yorkshire, one of three deep mines operated by UK Coal, Britain's largest coal miner.

South Africa’s rail bottlenecks threaten to curb coal deliveries to its main export hub for a sixth consecutive year, according to one of the biggest producers in the nation. Shipments of the ...