List of coal mines in Canada explained

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

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		Teck Resources^[3] Teck Coal Ltd.	Export: metallurgical/steelmaking^[4]	The 51-year old mine ceased operations in June 2020. See also Coal in Alberta
Coal Valley	Bituminous		Westmoreland Coal Co.	Export: thermal	Reopened Aug 2021 ^[5]
Dodds	Subbituminous		Dodd's Coal Mining Company Ltd.	Small-scale sales
Genesee			Capital Power LP / Westmoreland Coal Co.	Electricity: Genesee generating stations
Grande Cache	Bituminous		CST Canada Coal Ltd.	Export: metallurgical	The mine was shut down in May 2020 as global demand for coal decreased during Covid-19 pandemic.^[6]
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.^[7] ^[8]
Sheerness/ Montgomery	Sub-bituminous		Westmoreland Coal Co.	Electricity: Sheerness generating stations	The mine, which provided over 200 jobs in Hanna, was set to close by 2030.^[9]
Vista	Bituminous	Hinton	Bighorn Mining Ltd.	Export: thermal

Mine as of 2014	Permitted?	Operator	Location	Size (ha)	Ref.
Cheviot		Teck	Hinton		^[10]
Coal Valley		Westmoreland Coal Company	Edson
Genesee Mine		Westmoreland Coal Company	Edmonton
Grande Cache		CST Canada Coal	Grande Cache
Gregg River		Westmoreland Coal Company	Hinton
Highvale Mine		TransAlta and SunHills Mining Partnership	Edmonton	12,600
Obed Mountain		Westmoreland Coal Company	Hinton
Paintearth Mine		Westmoreland Coal Company	Hanna
Palisades		Altitudes Resources	Hinton	4,648
Ryley		Dodds Coal	Edmonton
Sheerness Mine		Westmoreland Coal Company	Hanna
Vista		Cline	Hinton	10,000

British Columbia

Mine	Permitted?	Operator	Location	Size (ha)	Ref.
Arctos		Arctos Anthracite Joint Venture	Port of Prince Rupert	16,411	^[11]
Basin		Coalmont Energy Corp	Princeton
Belcourt		Walter Energy's Canadian Operations	Chetwynd/Tumbler Ridge
Bingay		Centermount Coal Limited	Elkford
Brule Mine		Conuma Coal Resources Limited	Chetwynd
Carbon Creek		Cardero Resource Corp.	Hudson's Hope
Coal Creek		Crows Nest Pass Coal Mining	Elk Valley
Coal Mountain Mine		Teck	Sparwood	3,000
Crown Mountain		Jameson Resources	Elk Valley
Echo Hill		Hillsborough Resources	Tumbler Ridge
Elkview Mine		Teck	Sparwood	27,100
Fording River Mine		Teck	Elkford	23,000
Gething		CKD Mines	Hudson's Hope
Greenhills Mine		Teck	Elkford	11,800
Groundhog		Atrum Coal	Port of Prince Rupert
Huguenot		Colonial Coal International Corporation	Quintette
Line Creek Mine		Teck	Sparwood	8,200
Marten-Wheeler		Teck	Elk Valley
Mt. Hudette/Brazion		Walter Energy's Canadian Operations	Chetwynd/Tumbler Ridge
Murray River		HD Mining	Tumbler Ridge
Quinsam Mine		Hillsborough Resources	Campbell River
Quintette Mine Project		Teck	Tumbler Ridge
Raven Coal Mine Project		Compliance Energy Corporation	Nanaimo	3,100
Roman Mountain		Anglo American
Saxon		Walter Energy's Canadian Operations	Chetwynd/Tumbler Ridge
Sukunka Coal Mine Project		Xstrata Coal Canada	Tumbler Ridge
Suska Coal Mine Project		Xstrata Coal Canada
Trend Mine		Anglo American	Tumbler Ridge
Willow Creek Mine		Conuma Resources ^[12]	Chetwynd
Wolverine Mine		Conuma Resources	Tumbler Ridge

Nova Scotia

Mine	Permitted?	Operator	Location	Size (ha)	Ref.
Donkin Coal Mine		Morien Resource Corporation	Donkin, Cape Breton County		^[13]
Point Aconi Surface Coal Mine		Pioneer Coal Limited	Point Aconi, Cape Breton County
Stellarton Surface Coal Mine		Pioneer Coal Limited	Stellarton, Pictou County

Saskatchewan

See main article: Coal mining in Saskatchewan.

Mine	Permitted?	Operator	Location	Size (ha)	Ref.
Bienfait Mine		Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt)	Estevan		^[15]
Border Mine		GoldSource Mines	Hudson Bay
Boundary Dam		Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt)	Estevan
Poplar River Mine		Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt)	Estevan

See also

• Coal in Alberta
• Coal in Canada

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mine Map. Coal Association of Canada. June 5, 2014.
2. Web site: Economic impact analysis of the coal mining industry in Canada. June 6, 2014. Coal Association of Canada. October 31, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714141813/http://www.coal.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/FINAL_Coal-Association-of-Canada_October-312012.pdf. July 14, 2014. dead.
3. Web site: Cardinal River. Teck. December 20, 2020.
4. Coal and Mineral Development in Alberta 2019 Year in Review . 19 December 2020 . June 2020 . 978-1-4601-4777-1 . 24 .
5. Web site: Westmoreland to reopen Coal Valley mine . 10 August 2021 .
6. News: Snowdon. Wallis. COVID-triggered closure of troubled Grande Cache mine leaves workers in limbo. CBC . 22 December 2020. December 20, 2020.
7. News: Healing. Dan. Alberta set to retire coal power by 2023, ahead of 2030 provincial deadline. Global News. 20 December 2020 . 4 December 2020.
8. 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".
9. News: Hanna, Alberta, could be hit hard by coal phase-out. CBC. December 22, 2020. January 14, 2017.
10. Web site: Alberta. June 5, 2014. Coal Association of Canada.
11. Web site: British Columbia. June 5, 2014. Coal Association of Canada.
12. Web site: What we do .
13. Web site: Nova Scotia. June 5, 2014. Coal Association of Canada.
14. Web site: Nunavut. June 5, 2014. Coal Association of Canada.
15. Web site: Saskatchewan. June 5, 2014. Coal Association of Canada.
16. Web site: Yukon. June 5, 2014. Coal Association of Canada.