The pit was stopped in 2001, and restarted 2007; the mine passed through a number of different owners in the early part of the 21st century, with subsequent operators entering receivership.

During the same period the site was proposed as the location for high-technology coal burning power stations schemes which did not proceed.

In 2013 the major Doncaster-Thorne railway line which connected South Yorkshire to the Humber ports and Scunthorpe was blocked by a landslip at the colliery spoil for around 6 months.

[1] On 9 August 2001 the pit closed, resulting in the loss of 223 jobs; the site was mothballed with funding from the Department of Trade and Industry.

[5] In late 2003 Coalpower went into administration, in part due to geological problems at the coal face affecting production.

[7] In 2006 Richard Budge restarted the colliery, and started planning for a carbon capture and storage (CCS) coal burning powerstation at the site, via company Powerfuel.

[16] In December 2013 the employee controlled company Hatfield Colliery Partnership Limited (HCPL) purchased the mine from ING Bank.

[18][19] In June 2015 the colliery ceased production, unable to sell its coal due to increases in the UK carbon tax.

[24] The slipped material consisted of excavated mudstone waste enclosing a well of 200,000 cubic metres (7,100,000 cu ft) of multi-roll filter slurry, which has a moisture content of 40% and is produced during the process of washing and reclaiming coal fines.