Mineral Exploration is the official publication of the Association of Mineral Exploration British Columbia.
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Photograph : Government of British Columbia W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 57 production volumes for 2015 are around 25 megatonnes, and the company is focused on reducing costs and improving efficiency at all operations. • At Fording River Operations, the Swift project expansion received envi- ronmental assessment approval in September 2015, and the project is now moving forward to satisfy the conditions. In addition to the Swift expansion plan, exploration drilling also continued on the Fording mine site in active pits. • At Elkview Operations, the Baldy Ridge Extension entered the pre-appli- cation stage of environmental assessment in 2014. Exploration drilling in the cur- rent mine boundary was directed toward planning for the next phases of mining in the Baldy and Natal pits. • At Greenhills Operations, drilling focused on the active Cougar pit, and baseline work continued for advance- ment toward pre-application of the Cougar Pit Extension project. • At Line Creek Operations, the Bur nt R idge Extension project entered the pre-application stage of environmental assessment in 2014. The project will connect the current operat- ing area to the recently approved Phase II area by extending the current Burnt Ridge South pit to the north. • Exploration drilling at Coal Mountain focused mainly on active pits. In addition to the producing mine, the Elk Valley and Crowsnest coalfields host several advanced-stage projects. Teck Coal Limited's Coal Mountain Phase II (Marten Wheeler) project, which will use the infrastructure at the company's Coal Mountain Operations, entered the pre-application stage in 2014. Jameson Resources Limited continued to advance its Crown Mountain project, and entered pre-application of environ- mental assessment in October 2014, and CanAus Coal Ltd. continued drilling at Loop Ridge as part of its Michel Creek project toward the pre-application stage of environmental assessment. Crowsnest Pass Coal Mining Ltd.'s Coal Creek project and Centremount Coal Ltd.'s Bingay Main projects remain on hold. Looking out across the valley at Baymag Inc.'s Mount Brussilof mine.