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The town was the site of the Golborne mining disaster on 18 March 1979. An explosion of [[methane]] (firedamp) killed 10 colliery workers and seriously injured another.<ref>[https://nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/accidents-disasters/lancashire/golborne-colliery-explosion-golborne-1979/ Northern Mine research Society - Golborne Colliery Explosion] </ref> A memorial to the disaster exists in the town.
The town was the site of the Golborne mining disaster on 18 March 1979. An explosion of [[methane]] (firedamp) killed 10 colliery workers and seriously injured another.<ref>[https://nmrs.org.uk/mines-map/accidents-disasters/lancashire/golborne-colliery-explosion-golborne-1979/ Northern Mine research Society - Golborne Colliery Explosion] </ref> A memorial to the disaster exists in the town.
Coal production ceased in the town in 1989, when Golborne colliery was finally closed.
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