List of coal mines in Canada

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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]

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
MineCoal rankLocationOwner/operatorMain useActive?
Cheviot (Cardinal River)BituminousHintonTeck 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 ValleyBituminousEdsonWestmoreland Coal Co.Export: thermal [5]: 15 Reopened Aug 2021 [6]
DoddsSubbituminousRyleyDodd's Coal Mining Company Ltd.Small-scale sales[5]: 15 
GeneseeSub-bituminousWarburgCapital Power LP / Westmoreland Coal Co.Electricity: Genesee generating stations[5]: 15 
Grande CacheBituminousGrande CacheCST Canada Coal Ltd.Export: metallurgical[5]: 15 The mine was shut down in May 2020 as global demand for coal decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
HighvaleSub-bituminousWabamun, Parkland CountyTransalta Corp / SunHills Mining LPThermal coal electricity: Keephills and Sundance generating stations[5]: 15 TransAlta Corp. said it would end operations at its Highvale thermal coal mine west of Edmonton by the end of 2021.[8][Notes 1]
Sheerness/ MontgomerySub-bituminousHannaWestmoreland Coal Co.Electricity: Sheerness generating stations[5]: 15 The mine, which provided over 200 jobs in Hanna, was set to close by 2030.[9]
VistaBituminousHintonBighorn 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

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 Glencore Sparwood 3,000 [11]
Crown Mountain No Jameson Resources Elk Valley [11]
Echo Hill No Hillsborough Resources Tumbler Ridge [11]
Elkview Mine Yes Glencore Sparwood 27,100 [11]
Fording River Mine Yes Glencore Elkford 23,000 [11]
Gething No CKD Mines Hudson's Hope [11]
Greenhills Mine Yes Glencore 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 Glencore 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 Conuma Resources 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

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

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

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

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

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