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The mines brought employment directly to the mines themselves, the communities serving the mine areas found the economy increased as did local suppliers to the mines. However, when the mines were forced to close from early 1980 the areas became an economic minefield with vastly higher than average unemployment, business that supplied the communities and the mines closed and or moved out of the areas. Miners that once worked 3 shift patterns found it exceptionally difficult gain work as their skills were based on the mining and not what was left post closures. In addition issues of ill health became more visible with many suffering pneumoconiosis and associated diseases. The areas still suffer similar issues as employment has never recovered.

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