Bevercotes Colliery

Bevercotes Colliery
Location
Bevercotes Colliery
Location in Nottinghamshire
LocationNottinghamshire
County councilNottinghamshire
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°15′29″N 0°57′40″W / 53.258°N 0.961°W / 53.258; -0.961
Production
ProductsCoal
History
Opened1965
Closed1993
Owner
CompanyBritish Coal

Bevercotes Colliery was the first fully automated mine. It went into production in July 1965. Located in Bevercotes to the north of Ollerton, the colliery was, alongside Cotgrave Colliery, one of two new collieries opened in the county of Nottinghamshire in the 1960s. The colliery was closed in 1993 and turned into a nature reserve.

The mine was served by a single track, 4.5 mi (7.2 km) branch railway opened in June 1960.