Pic of the week: Tears at end of deep coal mining in UK

This is the soot-stained, down-trodden face of one of 60 miners completing the final shift at the Kellingley Colliery in north Yorkshire yesterday.

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Britain's last deep coal mine to close days before Christmas with 450 job losses - Mirror Online

Coal miners wife hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

UK's last deep pit coal mines hit by closure threat

Coal company scrip paid to miners often left them deep in debt - ADP ReThink Quarterly

Thousands join march to mark closure of UK's last deep coal mine, Yorkshire

In pictures: Mining in Britain over the last century

Miners at UK's last deep pit say goodbye to Old King Coal - Daily Record

The end of deep coal mining in Britain: 'They've knocked us down', Mining

Miners sing Tom Jones' Delilah at Britain's last deep coal pit as they go underground for final shift - Mirror Online

End of an Era: England Closes Its Last Deep-Pit Coal Mine - WSJ