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Fording River coal mine

Coordinates: 50°11′56″N 114°50′38″W / 50.199°N 114.844°W / 50.199; -114.844
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Fording River Coal Mine
Location
Fording River Coal Mine is located in Regional District of East Kootenay
Fording River Coal Mine
Fording River Coal Mine
Fording River Coal Mine is located in British Columbia
Fording River Coal Mine
Fording River Coal Mine
British Columbia
CountryCanada
Coordinates50°11′56″N 114°50′38″W / 50.199°N 114.844°W / 50.199; -114.844
Production
ProductsCoking coal
Owner
CompanyTeck Coal

The Fording River Coal Mine is a coal mine located in British Columbia, Canada. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 263.8 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Canada and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 8.34 million tonnes of coal.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Coal in British Columbia" (PDF). mining.bc.ca. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-07-23.