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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

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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.[3]

Active coal mines in Alberta in 2019
Mine Coal rank Location Owner/Operator Main use Active?
Cheviot (Cardinal River) Bituminous Hinton Teck Resources[4] Teck Coal Ltd. Export: metallurgical/steelmaking[5]: 15  The 51-year old mine ceased operations in June 2020.[4] See also Coal in Alberta
Coal Valley Bituminous Edson Westmoreland Coal Co. Export: thermal [5]: 15  Reopened Aug 2021 [6]
Dodds Subbituminous Ryley Dodd's Coal Mining Company Ltd. Small-scale sales[5]: 15 
Genesee Sub-bituminous Warburg Capital Power LP / Westmoreland Coal Co. Electricity: Genesee generating stations[5]: 15 
Grande Cache Bituminous Grande Cache CST Canada Coal Ltd. Export: metallurgical[5]: 15  The mine was shut down in May 2020 as global demand for coal decreased during Covid-19 pandemic.[7]
Highvale Sub-bituminous Wabamun, Parkland County Transalta Corp / SunHills Mining LP Thermal coal Electricity: Keephills and Sundance generating stations[5]: 15  TransAlta Corp. said it will end operations at its Highvale thermal coal mine west of Edmonton by the end of 2021.[8][Notes 1]
Sheerness/ Montgomery Sub-bituminous Hanna Westmoreland Coal Co. Electricity: Sheerness generating stations[5]: 15  The mine, which provided over 200 jobs in Hanna, was set to close by 2030.[9]
Vista Bituminous Hinton Bighorn Mining Ltd. Export: thermal[5]: 15 
Mine as of 2014 Permitted? Operator Location Size (ha) Ref.
Cheviot Yes Teck Hinton [10]
Coal Valley Yes Westmoreland Coal Company Edson [10]
Genesee Mine Yes Westmoreland Coal Company Edmonton [10]
Grande Cache Yes CST Canada Coal Grande Cache [10]
Gregg River No Westmoreland Coal Company Hinton [10]
Highvale Mine Yes TransAlta and SunHills Mining Partnership Edmonton 12,600 [10]
Obed Mountain Yes Westmoreland Coal Company Hinton [10]
Paintearth Mine Yes Westmoreland Coal Company Hanna [10]
Palisades No Altitudes Resources Hinton 4,648 [10]
Ryley Yes Dodds Coal Edmonton [10]
Sheerness Mine Yes Westmoreland Coal Company Hanna [10]
Vista Yes Cline Hinton 10,000 [10]

British Columbia

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Mine Permitted? Operator Location Size (ha) Ref.
Arctos No Arctos Anthracite Joint Venture Port of Prince Rupert 16,411 [11]
Basin No Coalmont Energy Corp Princeton [11]
Belcourt No Walter Energy's Canadian Operations Chetwynd/Tumbler Ridge [11]
Bingay Centermount Coal Limited Elkford [11]
Brule Mine Yes Conuma Coal Resources Limited Chetwynd [11]
Carbon Creek No Cardero Resource Corp. Hudson's Hope [11]
Coal Creek No Crows Nest Pass Coal Mining Elk Valley [11]
Coal Mountain Mine Yes Teck Sparwood 3,000 [11]
Crown Mountain No Jameson Resources Elk Valley [11]
Echo Hill No Hillsborough Resources Tumbler Ridge [11]
Elkview Mine Yes Teck Sparwood 27,100 [11]
Fording River Mine Yes Teck Elkford 23,000 [11]
Gething No CKD Mines Hudson's Hope [11]
Greenhills Mine Yes Teck Elkford 11,800 [11]
Groundhog No Atrum Coal Port of Prince Rupert [11]
Huguenot No Colonial Coal International Corporation Quintette [11]
Line Creek Mine Yes Teck Sparwood 8,200 [11]
Marten-Wheeler No Teck Elk Valley [11]
Mt. Hudette/Brazion No Walter Energy's Canadian Operations Chetwynd/Tumbler Ridge [11]
Murray River No HD Mining Tumbler Ridge [11]
Quinsam Mine Yes Hillsborough Resources Campbell River [11]
Quintette Mine Project Yes Teck Tumbler Ridge [11]
Raven Coal Mine Project No Compliance Energy Corporation Nanaimo 3,100 [11]
Roman Mountain Yes Anglo American [11]
Saxon No Walter Energy's Canadian Operations Chetwynd/Tumbler Ridge [11]
Sukunka Coal Mine Project No Xstrata Coal Canada Tumbler Ridge [11]
Suska Coal Mine Project No Xstrata Coal Canada [11]
Trend Mine Yes Anglo American Tumbler Ridge [11]
Willow Creek Mine Yes Conuma Resources [12] Chetwynd [11]
Wolverine Mine Yes Conuma Resources [12] Tumbler Ridge [11]

Nova Scotia

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

Nunavut

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Mine Permitted? Operator Location Size (ha) Ref.
Fosheim Property No Canada Coal Inc. Eureka [14]

Saskatchewan

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Main article: Coal mining in Saskatchewan
Mine Permitted? Operator Location Size (ha) Ref.
Bienfait Mine Yes Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Estevan [15]
Border Mine No GoldSource Mines Hudson Bay [15]
Boundary Dam Yes Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Estevan [15]
Poplar River Mine Yes Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt) Estevan [15]

Yukon

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Mine Permitted? Operator Location Size (ha) Ref.
Division Mountain No Pitchblack Resources Whitehorse [16]

See also

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Notes

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  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

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  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. ^ a b "Cardinal River". Teck. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h 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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Alberta". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "British Columbia". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  12. ^ a b "What we do".
  13. ^ a b c "Nova Scotia". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  14. ^ "Nunavut". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  15. ^ a b c d "Saskatchewan". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  16. ^ "Yukon". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
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