Politicians in Cardiff Bay don't have the power to stop expansion of the mine, a court hears.
Campaigners trying to stop 40 million tonnes being extracted from a mine need "a reality check", a court has heard.
He told the Cardiff Justice Centre on Thursday the licence granted in 1996 for the Aberpergwm mine in Neath Port Talbot could not reviewed or revoked.Mr Jones KC said politicians in Cardiff Bay had no such power, adding: "the ship has passed".State-owned wind farm could cut bills - minister The application by Energybuild, the company which runs the mine at Aberpergwm, would see 40 million tonnes of coal extracted.
It says the Welsh government should focus on transitioning the workers into industries with a cleaner, brighter future.
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