Mining Research and Development Establishment
| Mining Research and Development Establishment | |
|---|---|
MRDE | |
 Bretby Business Park in April 2007 | |
  Location within Derbyshire | |
| General information | |
| Type | Mining Research Centre |
| Address | Bretby, Derbyshire, DE15 0QD[1] |
| Coordinates | 52°47′28″N 1°34′19″W / 52.791°N 1.572°W |
| Elevation | 130 m (427 ft) |
| Current tenants | Commercial business park |
| Construction started | 1969 |
| Completed | 1969 |
| Client | National Coal Board |
| Owner | NCB |
The Mining Research and Development Establishment was a British government mining research centre in south Derbyshire. It is now a commercial business park.
History[]
The Mining Research Establishment in west London was formed in 1951. It merged with the Central Engineering Establishment to form the MRDE in 1969.[2]
Awards[]
It won the Queens Award for Technological Achievement in 1991 for its extraction drum for dust and frictional ignition control.[3]
Structure[]
The site was on the south side of the A511 in the south of Derbyshire.
See also[]
- Coal Research Establishment
References[]
- ^ New Scientist 22 September 1977
- ^ University of Nottingham
- ^ Times Monday 22 April 1991, page 27
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- Coal mining in the United Kingdom
- Engineering research institutes
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- South Derbyshire District