Fording River coal mine

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Fording River Coal Mine
Location
1 Regional District of East Kootenay British Columbia.svg
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Fording River Coal Mine
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Fording River Coal Mine
British Columbia
Country Canada
Coordinates 50°11′56″N114°50′38″W / 50.199°N 114.844°W / 50.199; -114.844
Production
Products Coking coal
Owner
Company Elk Valley Resources

The Fording River Coal Mine is a coal mine located in British Columbia, Canada. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 263.8 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Canada and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 8.34 million tonnes of coal. [1] Selenium pollution from the mine has been a concern. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Coal in British Columbia" (PDF). mining.bc.ca. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  2. ↑ Weber, Bob (August 20, 2020). "Federal government to join assessment of Teck coal mine expansion in B.C." CBC.
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