Proposed site of Highthorn open-cast mine
Banks Mining plans to extract at least 3m tonnes of coal from the 325-hectare site over a seven-year period
Low Hauxley
A1
Felton
North Sea
Druridge
Bay
Druridge
Widdrington
Cresswell
Lynemouth
Ashington
5 km
5 miles
Low Hauxley
A1
Rothbury
Felton
A679
Druridge Bay
Druridge
Widdrington
Coldrife
Proposed site of Highthorn open-cast mine
Banks Mining plans to extract at least 3m tonnes of coal from the 325-hectare site over a seven-year period
Cresswell
Lynemouth
Ashington
North Sea
Morpeth
5 km
5 miles