Alex.
#7 was my little joke!!!!
Open cast, drift mining and deep coal mining could all happen but for several reasons, in my opinion, none of these would be used in Kent in the future.
Gasification of some kind is the way forward as far as I can see but the only thing that I am certain of is that somehow, some day, our coal stocks in Kent will be needed.
But will it be our coal and will we benefit from it, who know's?