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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]
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
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