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Pioneer Coal Limited is a Canadian mining company based in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. It was founded in 1980 by John Chisholm, owner of Nova Construction Company Limited. [ 2 ] The company currently operates one open pit coal mine:
TransAlta is Canada's largest investor-owned renewable energy provider. [citation needed] TransAlta operated Canada's largest surface strip coal mine from 1970 until 2021 through its subsidiary company Sunhills Mining. The 12,600-hectare mine produced 13 million tonnes of thermal grade coal a year.
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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]
As it relates to volumes, total coal production in the 2024 quarter of 6.9 million tons was 12.4% lower compared to the 2023 quarter, while coal sales volumes decreased 2.3% to 8.4 million tons ...
By 2018, there was an increase global coal prices and improvements in thermal coal mining, which led to an increase in coal mining activity. [10] Most of Canada's coal reserves are located in Alberta. [11] In 2010, Canada ranked 15th in the world in coal production, with a total production of 67.9 million tonnes. [11]
On July 29, 2008, Teck Cominco announced an agreement with Fording to purchase 100% of its assets; Teck Cominco had been the minority owner of the Elk Valley Coal Partnership, with a 40% stake. The purchase was closed on October 30, 2008, with a final cost of $14-billion USD to Teck. Elk Valley Coal Corporation will be renamed Teck Coal Limited.