British Coal

British Coal Corporation
Predecessor	National Coal Board
Successor	Coal Authority
Formation	5 March 1987
Dissolved	27 March 2004
Legal status	Statutory corporation
Headquarters	Hobart House, Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7AE
Products	Coal
Owner	UK Government
Chairman	Sir Robert Haslam (1987–1990); Neil Clarke (1991–June 1997); Philip Hutchinson (June 1997–December 1997); Mike Atkinson (1998–2000); Peter Mason (2000–2004)

The British Coal Corporation was a nationalised corporation responsible for the mining of coal in the United Kingdom from 1987 until it was effectively dissolved in 1997. The corporation was created by renaming its predecessor, the National Coal Board (NCB).