Welsh Council Warns of Slope Instability at Ffos-y-Fran Mine
Update: 2025-12-04
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Growing concerns over safety of coal mine spoil tips in Merthyr TydfilThe summary of the podcast episode revolves around the safety concerns of three large spoil tips left behind by the UKs last opencast coalmine, Ffos-y-Fran, in Merthyr Tydfil. A geotechnical report warns of a significant risk of slope instability, leading campaigners to criticize plans to leave them in place. The Welsh government is considering intervening, as the mining company argues against the risks associated with these purpose-built, engineered structures. Local residents fear a dangerous void and unstable tips, while the original plan to fill the mining void with spoil tips has been altered, leaving two tips and proposing to reduce the height of one. The Welsh government is actively considering intervention due to the history of tip failures in South Wales.
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