List of coal mines in Canada

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]

Alberta

Mine Permitted? Operator Location Size (ha) Ref.
Cheviot Yes Teck Edmonton [3]
Coal Valley Yes Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Edson [3]
Genesee Mine Yes Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Edmonton [3]
Grande Cache Yes Grande Cache Coal Smokey River Coalfield [3]
Gregg River Yes Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Hinton [3]
Highvale Mine Yes TransAlta and SunHills Mining Partnership Edmonton 12,600 [3]
Obed Mountain Yes Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Hinton [3]
Paintearth Mine Yes Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Edmonton [3]
Palisades No Altitudes Resources 4,648 [3]
Ryley Yes Dodds Coal Edmonton [3]
Sheerness Mine Yes Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Calgary [3]
Vista No Coalspur Hinton 10,000 [3]

British Columbia

Mine Permitted? Operator Location Size (ha) Ref.
Arctos No Arctos Anthracite Joint Venture Port of Prince Rupert 16,411 [4]
Basin No Coalmont Energy Corp Princeton [4]
Belcourt No Walter Energy's Canadian Operations Chetwynd/Tumbler Ridge [4]
Bingay No Centermount Coal Limited Elford [4]
Brule Mine Yes Walter Energy Inc. Chetwynd [4]
Carbon Creek No Cardero Resource Corp. Hudson's Hope [4]
Coal Creek No Crows Nest Pass Coal Mining Elk Valley [4]
Coal Mountain Mine Yes Teck Sparwood 3,000 [4]
Crown Mountain No Jameson Resources Elk Valley [4]
Echo Hill No Hillsborough Resources Tumbler Ridge [4]
Elkview Mine Yes Teck Sparwood 27,100 [4]
Fording River Mine Yes Teck Elkford 23,000 [4]
Gething No CKD Mines Hudson's Hope [4]
Greenhills Mine Yes Teck Elkford 11,800 [4]
Groundhog No Atrum Coal Port of Prince Rupert [4]
Huguenot No Colonial Coal International Corporation Quintette [4]
Line Creek Mine Yes Teck Sparwood 8,200 [4]
Marten-Wheeler No Teck Elk Valley [4]
Mt. Hudette/Brazion No Walter Energy's Canadian Operations Chetwynd/Tumbler Ridge [4]
Murray River No HD Mining Tumbler Ridge [4]
Quinsam Mine Yes Hillsborough Resources Campbell River [4]
Quintette Mine Project No Teck Tumbler Ridge [4]
Raven Coal Mine Project No Compliance Energy Corporation Nanaimo 3,100 [4]
Roman Mountain Yes Anglo American [4]
Saxon No Walter Energy's Canadian Operations Chetwynd/Tumbler Ridge [4]
Sukunka Coal Mine Project No Xstrata Coal Canada Tumbler Ridge [4]
Suska Coal Mine Project No Xstrata Coal Canada [4]
Trend Mine Yes Anglo American Tumbler Ridge [4]
Willow Creek Mine Yes Walter Energy Inc. Chetwyd [4]
Wolverine Mine Yes Walter Energy Inc. Tumbler Ridge [4]

Nova Scotia

Mine Permitted? Operator Location Size (ha) Ref.
Donkin Coal Mine No Morien Resource Corporation Donkin, Cape Breton County [5]
Point Aconi Surface Coal Mine Yes Pioneer Coal Limited Point Aconi, Cape Breton County [5]
Stellarton Surface Coal Mine Yes Pioneer Coal Limited Stellarton, Pictou County [5]

Nunavut

Mine Permitted? Operator Location Size (ha) Ref.
Fosheim Property No Canada Coal Inc. Eureka [6]

Saskatchewan

Mine Permitted? Operator Location Size (ha) Ref.
Bienfair Mine Yes Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Estevan [7]
Border Mine No GoldSource Mines Hudson Bay [7]
Boundary Dam Yes Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Estevan [7]
Poplar River Mine Yes Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Estevan [7]

Yukon

Mine Permitted? Operator Location Size (ha) Ref.
Division Mountain No Pitchblack Resources Whitehorse [8]

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. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Alberta". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  4. 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.
  5. 1 2 3 "Nova Scotia". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Nunavut". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Saskatchewan". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Yukon". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
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