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Coal in Alberta is found in the Coalspur Formation in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin in the foothills of southwestern Alberta. The Coalspur Formation, which has large quantities of high-quality coal, runs from south of the Wapiti River to the North Saskatchewan River.
Oct 10, 2023 · COAL VALLEY MINE, ALBERTA. The Coal Valley Mine is a 20,660-hectare surface mine located south of Edson in Western Central Alberta. The mine has a nominal capacity of 3.0 million tons of annual production for thermal coal export.
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Most of Canada's coal reserves are located in Alberta. In 2010, Canada ranked 15th in the world in coal production, with a total production of 67.9 million tonnes. Coal was first mined in Canada in 1639 when the first mine was opened in Grand Lake, New Brunswick.
The Coal Valley mine is located in West Central Alberta south of the Town of Edson and is owned by Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC. The area has a long history of mining and the Coal Valley Mine was opened in 1978 to supply coal to Ontario Hydro and for overseas export. The mine was owned by Sherritt International Corporation from 2001 to 2013.
Mercoal, a former coal mining town, is located in the Yellowhead County of western Alberta, Canada. It was one of several communities along the historic Coal Branch segment of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (now part of the Canadian National Railway), which included Embarras, Robb, Coalspur, Coal Valley, Cadomin, Luscar, and Mountain Park. At ...
Source: Royal Alberta Museum. The presence of coal in Alberta is first recorded by a European explorer. In the February 12, 1793, entry of “Journal of a Journey over Land from Buckingham House to the Rocky Mountains in 1792 & 3 by Peter Fidler,” Fidler describes his coal discovery.
