National Coal Board

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The National Coal Board was a British public corporation that managed and operated the coal mining industry in the United Kingdom after its post-war nationalisation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coal industry company
public corporation
state-owned enterprise
appliesToJurisdiction Great Britain
chairperson Alfred Robens, Baron Robens of Woldingham
Derek Ezra, Baron Ezra
Ian MacGregor
Lord Hyndley
country United Kingdom
createdByAct Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946
dateFormallyEstablished 1 January 1947
dissolved 1987
employed coal miners in Great Britain
foundedBy UK government
hasResearchArm British Coal Utilisation Research Association
surface form: Coal Research Establishment
hasSubsidiary NCB (Ancillaries) Ltd
NCB (Coal Products) Ltd
NCB (Exploration) Ltd
headquartersLocation Hobart House, Grosvenor Place, London
London, England
surface form: London
inception 1946
industry coal mining
coal research
coke production
opencast mining
legalForm public corporation
mandate manage and operate coal mining industry in Great Britain
notableEvent miners' strike of 1984–1985 in the United Kingdom
surface form: 1984–85 miners' strike

major pit closure programmes in the 1960s and 1970s
miners' strikes in the 1970s
numberOfEmployeesAtPeak over 700000
operatedInSector coal mining industry
energy sector
opposedBy National Union of Mineworkers
ownedAssetType coal distribution depots
coal mines
coal washeries
coking plants
collieries
research establishments
ownedBy UK government
parentOrganization Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
surface form: Department of Energy (UK)

Ministry of Fuel and Power
peakPeriodOfEmployment 1950s
regulatedBy UK government energy policy
reorganizedAs National Coal Board self-linksurface differs
surface form: British Coal
replacedBy National Coal Board self-linksurface differs
surface form: British Coal
significantFor decline of deep coal mining in the UK
post-war nationalisation of British coal industry
tookOverFrom coal owners
private coal companies in the UK

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Coal Industry Nationalisation Act 1946 creates National Coal Board
Fife coalfield historicalEmployer National Coal Board
National Coal Board reorganizedAs National Coal Board self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: British Coal
National Coal Board replacedBy National Coal Board self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: British Coal
Ministry of Fuel and Power oversaw National Coal Board
this entity surface form: National Coal Board (policy relationship)
Jacob Bronowski employer National Coal Board
Scottish coal industry managedBy National Coal Board
Scottish coal industry managedBy National Coal Board
this entity surface form: British Coal
Ian MacGregor employer National Coal Board
Kent coalfield administratedBy National Coal Board
British coal industry managedBy National Coal Board
British coal industry managedBy National Coal Board
this entity surface form: British Coal