Hundreds of homes in northern England now use coal mine water heat
The plant in Gateshead makes use of water-filled, disused coal workings 150 metres beneath the town centre and harnesses geothermal energy from mine water.
Ivanhoe Mines was the first company to implement the LPRM in 2019. Now 12 companies are using it, including Freeport-McMoRan, New Gold, and Lundin Gold.