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

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	Closed due to Covid-19 in June 2020.[6]
Dodds	Subbituminous	Ryley	Dodd's Coal Mining Company Ltd.	Small-scale sales[5]^:15
Genesee	Subbituminous	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	Subbituminous	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	Subbituminous	Hanna	Westmoreland Coal Co.	Electricity: Sheerness generating stations[5]^:15	The mine, which provided over 200 well-paying jobs in Hanna, was set to close by 2030.[9]
Vista	Bituminous	Hinton	Bighorn Mining Ltd.	Export: metallurgical[5]^:15

Mine as of 2014	Permitted?	Operator	Location	Size (ha)	Ref.
Cheviot	Yes	Teck	Hinton		[10]
Coal Valley	Yes	Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt)	Edson		[10]
Genesee Mine	Yes	Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt)	Edmonton		[10]
Grande Cache	Yes	CST Canada Coal	Grande Cache		[10]
Gregg River	No	Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt)	Hinton		[10]
Highvale Mine	Yes	TransAlta and SunHills Mining Partnership	Edmonton	12,600	[10]
Obed Mountain	Yes	Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt)	Hinton		[10]
Paintearth Mine	Yes	Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt)	Hanna		[10]
Palisades	No	Altitudes Resources	Hinton	4,648	[10]
Ryley	Yes	Dodds Coal	Edmonton		[10]
Sheerness Mine	Yes	Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt)	Hanna		[10]
Vista	Yes	Cline	Hinton	10,000	[10]

British Columbia

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	Elford		[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	No	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	Walter Energy Inc.	Chetwyd		[11]
Wolverine Mine	Yes	Walter Energy Inc.	Tumbler Ridge		[11]

Nova Scotia

Mine	Permitted?	Operator	Location	Size (ha)	Ref.
Donkin Coal Mine	No	Morien Resource Corporation	Donkin, Cape Breton County		[12]
Point Aconi Surface Coal Mine	Yes	Pioneer Coal Limited	Point Aconi, Cape Breton County		[12]
Stellarton Surface Coal Mine	Yes	Pioneer Coal Limited	Stellarton, Pictou County		[12]

Nunavut

Mine	Permitted?	Operator	Location	Size (ha)	Ref.
Fosheim Property	No	Canada Coal Inc.	Eureka		[13]

Saskatchewan

Mine	Permitted?	Operator	Location	Size (ha)	Ref.
Bienfait Mine	Yes	Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt)	Estevan		[14]
Border Mine	No	GoldSource Mines	Hudson Bay		[14]
Boundary Dam	Yes	Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt)	Estevan		[14]
Poplar River Mine	Yes	Westmoreland Coal Company (formerly Sherritt)	Estevan		[14]

Yukon

Mine	Permitted?	Operator	Location	Size (ha)	Ref.
Division Mountain	No	Pitchblack Resources	Whitehorse		[15]

Notes

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".

See also

• Coal in Alberta
• Coal in Canada

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. 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. "Cardinal River". Teck. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
5. 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 closing Coal Valley due to COVID-19". 23 June 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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. "Alberta". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
11. "British Columbia". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
12. "Nova Scotia". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
13. "Nunavut". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
14. "Saskatchewan". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
15. "Yukon". Coal Association of Canada. Retrieved June 5, 2014.