Pioneer Coal Limited

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Pioneer Coal Limited
Company typeReclamation mining
Industry Mining
Founded1980
FounderJohn Chisholm (1946-2014)
Headquarters
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
,
Canada
Area served
Nova Scotia
Key people
Donald Chisholm, President [1]
Products Coal
OwnerPrivate

Pioneer Coal Limited is a Canadian mining company based in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.

It was founded in 1980 by John Chisholm, owner of Nova Construction Company Limited. [2] The company currently operates one open pit coal mine:

The open-pit mine is operated as a reclamation mine in an area that used to have underground mining operations. After surface mining has been completed, the land is reclaimed for other uses.

In 2014 the company began a feasibility study to evaluate an additional surface coal mine near Springhill, Nova Scotia. [3]

Pioneer Coal operated the Stellarton Surface Coal Mine, located in Stellarton, Nova Scotia until 2022 when the company ceased actively mining there and began reclamation work on the now former mine. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock
  2. ↑ Obituary (July 4, 2014). "Mourning John Chisholm, 1946 to 2014" . Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Beswick, Aaron (November 6, 2013). "Springhill Could Dig Coal". Halifax Herald. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Jordan, Sarah (16 January 2024). "Stellarton, N.S., mayor hopeful for development as pit mine gets its fill". PNI Atlantic . Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Adshade, Kevin (14 December 2023). "Former mine in Stellarton seeing progress toward new life". The Advocate. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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