List of coal mines in Canada

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According to the Coal Association of Canada, there are 24 permitted coal mines throughout Canada, 19 of which currently operate. The vast majority of the country's coal deposits can be found in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia. [1] [2]

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Alberta

Mining operations in Alberta produce lower and higher ranked coal. Low-ranked coals include subbituminous coal, brown coal, and lignite; high-ranked coals include bituminous coal and anthracite or hard coals. [3]

Active coal mines in Alberta in 2019
MineCoal rankLocationOwner/operatorMain useActive?
Cheviot (Cardinal River)Bituminous Hinton Teck Resources [4] Teck Coal Ltd.Export: metallurgical/steelmaking [5] :15The 51-year old mine ceased operations in June 2020. [4] See also Coal in Alberta.
Coal ValleyBituminous Edson Westmoreland Coal Co.Export: thermal [5] :15Reopened Aug 2021 [6]
DoddsSubbituminous Ryley Dodd's Coal Mining Company Ltd.Small-scale sales [5] :15
Genesee Sub-bituminous Warburg Capital Power LP / Westmoreland Coal Co.Electricity: Genesee generating stations [5] :15
Grande CacheBituminous Grande Cache CST Canada Coal Ltd.Export: metallurgical [5] :15The mine was shut down in May 2020 as global demand for coal decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]
HighvaleSub-bituminous Wabamun, Parkland CountyTransalta Corp / SunHills Mining LPThermal coal electricity: Keephills and Sundance generating stations [5] :15TransAlta Corp. said it would end operations at its Highvale thermal coal mine west of Edmonton by the end of 2021. [8] [Notes 1]
Sheerness/ MontgomerySub-bituminous Hanna Westmoreland Coal Co.Electricity: Sheerness generating stations [5] :15The mine, which provided over 200 jobs in Hanna, was set to close by 2030. [9]
VistaBituminousHintonBighorn Mining Ltd.Export: thermal [5] :15
Mine as of 2014Permitted?OperatorLocationSize (ha)Ref.
CheviotYesTeckHinton [10]
Coal ValleyYesWestmoreland Coal CompanyEdson [10]
Genesee MineYesWestmoreland Coal CompanyEdmonton [10]
Grande CacheYesCST Canada CoalGrande Cache [10]
Gregg RiverNoWestmoreland Coal CompanyHinton [10]
Highvale MineYesTransAlta and SunHills Mining PartnershipEdmonton12,600 [10]
Obed MountainYesWestmoreland Coal CompanyHinton [10]
Paintearth MineYesWestmoreland Coal CompanyHanna [10]
PalisadesNoAltitudes ResourcesHinton4,648 [10]
RyleyYesDodds CoalEdmonton [10]
Sheerness MineYesWestmoreland Coal CompanyHanna [10]
VistaYesClineHinton10,000 [10]

British Columbia

MinePermitted?OperatorLocationSize (ha)Ref.
ArctosNoArctos Anthracite Joint VenturePort of Prince Rupert16,411 [11]
BasinNoCoalmont Energy CorpPrinceton [11]
BelcourtNoWalter Energy's Canadian OperationsChetwynd/Tumbler Ridge [11]
BingayCentermount Coal LimitedElkford [11]
Brule MineYesConuma Coal Resources LimitedChetwynd [11]
Carbon CreekNoCardero Resource Corp.Hudson's Hope [11]
Coal CreekNoCrows Nest Pass Coal MiningElk Valley [11]
Coal Mountain Mine YesTeckSparwood3,000 [11]
Crown MountainNoJameson ResourcesElk Valley [11]
Echo HillNoHillsborough ResourcesTumbler Ridge [11]
Elkview Mine YesTeckSparwood27,100 [11]
Fording River Mine YesTeckElkford23,000 [11]
GethingNoCKD MinesHudson's Hope [11]
Greenhills MineYesTeckElkford11,800 [11]
GroundhogNoAtrum CoalPort of Prince Rupert [11]
HuguenotNoColonial Coal International CorporationQuintette [11]
Line Creek MineYesTeckSparwood8,200 [11]
Marten-WheelerNoTeckElk Valley [11]
Mt. Hudette/BrazionNoWalter Energy's Canadian OperationsChetwynd/Tumbler Ridge [11]
Murray RiverNo HD Mining Tumbler Ridge [11]
Quinsam MineYesHillsborough ResourcesCampbell River [11]
Quintette Mine ProjectYesConuma ResourcesTumbler Ridge [11]
Raven Coal Mine Project NoCompliance Energy CorporationNanaimo3,100 [11]
Roman MountainYesAnglo American [11]
SaxonNoWalter Energy's Canadian OperationsChetwynd/Tumbler Ridge [11]
Sukunka Coal Mine ProjectNoXstrata Coal CanadaTumbler Ridge [11]
Suska Coal Mine ProjectNoXstrata Coal Canada [11]
Trend MineYesAnglo AmericanTumbler Ridge [11]
Willow Creek MineYesConuma Resources [12] Chetwynd [11]
Wolverine MineYesConuma Resources [12] Tumbler Ridge [11]

Nova Scotia

MinePermitted?OperatorLocationSize (ha)Ref.
Donkin Coal MineYesMorien Resource Corporation Donkin, Cape Breton County [13]
Point Aconi Surface Coal MineYes Pioneer Coal Limited Point Aconi, Cape Breton County [13]
Stellarton Surface Coal Mine Yes Pioneer Coal Limited Stellarton, Pictou County [13]

Nunavut

MinePermitted?OperatorLocationSize (ha)Ref.
Fosheim PropertyNoCanada Coal Inc.Eureka [14]

Saskatchewan

MinePermitted?OperatorLocationSize (ha)Ref.
Bienfait MineYesWestmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt)Estevan [15]
Border MineNoGoldSource MinesHudson Bay [15]
Boundary DamYesWestmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt)Estevan [15]
Poplar River MineYesWestmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt)Estevan [15]

Yukon

MinePermitted?OperatorLocationSize (ha)Ref.
Division MountainNoPitchblack ResourcesWhitehorse [16]

See also

Notes

  1. TransAlta announced that the Highvale mine would be closing in 2023, which is 2030 provincial deadline. The Highvale mine, which has been in operation since 1970, was the largest surface coal mine in Canada. TransAlta is "switching to natural gas at all of its operated coal-fired plants in Canada".

References

  1. "Mine Map". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  2. "Economic impact analysis of the coal mining industry in Canada" (PDF). Coal Association of Canada. October 31, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. Coal types, Edmonton, Alberta: Government of Alberta, retrieved December 22, 2020
  4. 1 2 "Cardinal River". Teck. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Coal and Mineral Development in Alberta 2019 Year in Review (PDF) (Report). June 2020. p. 24. ISBN   978-1-4601-4777-1 . Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  6. "Westmoreland to reopen Coal Valley mine". 10 August 2021.
  7. Snowdon, Wallis (December 20, 2020). "COVID-triggered closure of troubled Grande Cache mine leaves workers in limbo". CBC. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  8. Healing, Dan (4 December 2020). "Alberta set to retire coal power by 2023, ahead of 2030 provincial deadline". Global News. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  9. "Hanna, Alberta, could be hit hard by coal phase-out". CBC. January 14, 2017. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Alberta". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 "British Columbia". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  12. 1 2 "What we do".
  13. 1 2 3 "Nova Scotia". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  14. "Nunavut". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Saskatchewan". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  16. "Yukon". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.