coal
M
ost coal mined in B.C. comes
from the southeast, where
Teck's five large mines produce over 21 million tonnes
per year of mostly hard coking coal. The
northeast is another major metallurgical
coal district with a smaller share of production but very active exploration.
Coal is also produced on Vancouver
Island and in the Princeton area.
The Bowser Basin in northwest B.C.
contains another potential producer,
where Fortune Minerals Limited completed drilling and environmental baseline
monitoring at its Arctos Anthracite project located southeast of Dease Lake. Atrum
Coal also explored its Groundhog anthracite project southeast of the Arctos project.
In the Peace River coal field, Walter
Energy Inc.'s on-lease exploration
included drilling at Perry Creek to
support current mining in Phase 4A
and 2014 mining in Phase 4B; geotechnical drilling on the Brule Pit north
wall and groundwater monitoring holes
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The 45-degree coal beds at EB,
part of Walter Energy Inc.'s
Wolverine property group.
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Photograph : Government of British Columbia
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