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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.

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.

Active coal mines in Alberta in 2019
Mine Coal rank Location Owner/Operator Main use Active?
Cheviot (Cardinal River) Bituminous Hinton Teck Resources Teck Coal Ltd. Export: metallurgical/steelmaking The 51-year old mine ceased operations in June 2020. See also Coal in Alberta
Coal Valley Bituminous Edson Westmoreland Coal Co. Export: thermal Reopened Aug 2021
Dodds Subbituminous Ryley Dodd's Coal Mining Company Ltd. Small-scale sales
Genesee Sub-bituminous Warburg Capital Power LP / Westmoreland Coal Co. Electricity: Genesee generating stations
Grande Cache Bituminous Grande Cache CST Canada Coal Ltd. Export: metallurgical The mine was shut down in May 2020 as global demand for coal decreased during Covid-19 pandemic.
Highvale Sub-bituminous Wabamun, Parkland County Transalta Corp / SunHills Mining LP Thermal coal Electricity: Keephills and Sundance generating stations TransAlta Corp. said it will end operations at its Highvale thermal coal mine west of Edmonton by the end of 2021.
Sheerness/ Montgomery Sub-bituminous Hanna Westmoreland Coal Co. Electricity: Sheerness generating stations The mine, which provided over 200 jobs in Hanna, was set to close by 2030.
Vista Bituminous Hinton Bighorn Mining Ltd. Export: thermal
Mine as of 2014 Permitted? Operator Location Size (ha) Ref.
Cheviot Yes Teck Hinton
Coal Valley Yes Westmoreland Coal Company Edson
Genesee Mine Yes Westmoreland Coal Company Edmonton
Grande Cache Yes CST Canada Coal Grande Cache
Gregg River No Westmoreland Coal Company Hinton
Highvale Mine Yes TransAlta and SunHills Mining Partnership Edmonton 12,600
Obed Mountain Yes Westmoreland Coal Company Hinton
Paintearth Mine Yes Westmoreland Coal Company Hanna
Palisades No Altitudes Resources Hinton 4,648
Ryley Yes Dodds Coal Edmonton
Sheerness Mine Yes Westmoreland Coal Company Hanna
Vista Yes Cline Hinton 10,000

British Columbia

Mine Permitted? Operator Location Size (ha) Ref.
Arctos No Arctos Anthracite Joint Venture Port of Prince Rupert 16,411
Basin No Coalmont Energy Corp Princeton
Belcourt No Walter Energy's Canadian Operations Chetwynd/Tumbler Ridge
Bingay Centermount Coal Limited Elkford
Brule Mine Yes Conuma Coal Resources Limited Chetwynd
Carbon Creek No Cardero Resource Corp. Hudson's Hope
Coal Creek No Crows Nest Pass Coal Mining Elk Valley
Coal Mountain Mine Yes Teck Sparwood 3,000
Crown Mountain No Jameson Resources Elk Valley
Echo Hill No Hillsborough Resources Tumbler Ridge
Elkview Mine Yes Teck Sparwood 27,100
Fording River Mine Yes Teck Elkford 23,000
Gething No CKD Mines Hudson's Hope
Greenhills Mine Yes Teck Elkford 11,800
Groundhog No Atrum Coal Port of Prince Rupert
Huguenot No Colonial Coal International Corporation Quintette
Line Creek Mine Yes Teck Sparwood 8,200
Marten-Wheeler No Teck Elk Valley
Mt. Hudette/Brazion No Walter Energy's Canadian Operations Chetwynd/Tumbler Ridge
Murray River No HD Mining Tumbler Ridge
Quinsam Mine Yes Hillsborough Resources Campbell River
Quintette Mine Project Yes Teck Tumbler Ridge
Raven Coal Mine Project No Compliance Energy Corporation Nanaimo 3,100
Roman Mountain Yes Anglo American
Saxon No Walter Energy's Canadian Operations Chetwynd/Tumbler Ridge
Sukunka Coal Mine Project No Xstrata Coal Canada Tumbler Ridge
Suska Coal Mine Project No Xstrata Coal Canada
Trend Mine Yes Anglo American Tumbler Ridge
Willow Creek Mine Yes Conuma Resources Chetwynd
Wolverine Mine Yes Conuma Resources Tumbler Ridge

Nova Scotia

Mine Permitted? Operator Location Size (ha) Ref.
Donkin Coal Mine Yes Morien Resource Corporation Donkin, Cape Breton County
Point Aconi Surface Coal Mine Yes Pioneer Coal Limited Point Aconi, Cape Breton County
Stellarton Surface Coal Mine Yes Pioneer Coal Limited Stellarton, Pictou County

Nunavut

Mine Permitted? Operator Location Size (ha) Ref.
Fosheim Property No Canada Coal Inc. Eureka

Saskatchewan

Main article: Coal mining in Saskatchewan
Mine Permitted? Operator Location Size (ha) Ref.
Bienfait Mine Yes Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Estevan
Border Mine No GoldSource Mines Hudson Bay
Boundary Dam Yes Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Estevan
Poplar River Mine Yes Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Estevan

Yukon

Mine Permitted? Operator Location Size (ha) Ref.
Division Mountain No Pitchblack Resources Whitehorse

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. ^ "Cardinal River". Teck. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  5. ^ 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. ^ "Alberta". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  11. ^ "British Columbia". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  12. ^ "What we do".
  13. ^ "Nova Scotia". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  14. "Nunavut". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  15. ^ "Saskatchewan". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  16. "Yukon". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
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