By Nicholas Earl The Government has granted permission for a new coal mine in Cumbria, the first deep domestic mine to be built in over 30 years. Levelling Up secretary Michael Gove greenlit the Whitehaven mine, in line with approval from the independent planning inspectorate earlier this year. West Cumbria Mining will operate the mine at Whitehaven at the former Marchon chemical works site. The company will remove coking coal from beneath the Irish Sea for steel production, and will not be used as an energy source. A department spokesperson said: “This coal will be used for the production of …