Date: Thursday 03 Apr 2014
LONDON (ShareCast) - UK Coal, the country's largest remaining coal producer, is seeking a cash injection as it plans to close mines and cut jobs.
The company, which provides 4% of the UK's electricity needs, has sought talks with the government and City firms to secure an emergency cash injection of between £10m and £20m, its second rescue in less than a year.
UK Coal said: "We have started today consultations with the unions on looking at the way forward - that is, looking at reducing numbers in the coming months."
Mining group Hargreaves Services has been named as a possible investor to rescue the business, according to the Press Association, backed by money from the State purse.
After a fire that closed its Daw Mill pit in Warwickshire a year ago, the firm went into administration in July 2013 resulting in 350 job losses.
But it was saved in a restructuring that saw it taken over with the backing of the UK pension rescue scheme, the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).
Previous majority owner Coalfield Resources retained only a small minority stake after the restructuring.
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