Dave Price, NUM branch secretary at Maltby, said he was optimistic the geological problems at the site could be solved.

BBC: Maltby Colliery

Dave Price is a development fitter and regional branch secretary for the National Union of Mineworkers.

BBC: Maltby miners face Christmas gloom

As for the town's shuttered branch, Southern Michigan found a buyer in one of Athens' residents: Dave Enders, a coin dealer who stores his vast collection in the building's vault.

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