Aries Coal Mine
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Aries Coal Mine is a cancelled coal mine in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Aries Coal Mine | Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada[1][2] | 52.400401, -114.830002 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancelled | Pre-Permit[3] | New | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | – | – | Surface | Open Pit | 200 | 60* | * |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183[3] | – | 725 | – | Bituminous[3] | Met[3] | Ridley Terminal |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Ram River Coal[3] | Ram River Coal [100%] | Canada |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.
Background
The Aries Coal Project was a proposed opencast coal mine, planned by the private Canadian company Ram River Coal. It was set to produce 4 million tonnes per annum, near Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada.[4]
As of October 2023, there have been no apparent updates to the project since 2019, and it is presumed cancelled.[5] Ram River Coal intends to ship the coking coal to two of the major western Canadian coal terminals; Westshore Terminals and Ridley Terminals.[4]
- Operator: Ram River Coal[4]
- Owner: Ram River Coal[4]
- Location: Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada[4]
- GPS coordinates: 52.400401, -114.830002 (approximate)[4]
- Mine status: Cancelled
- Production: 4 million tonnes per annum[4]
- Mineable reserves: 183 million tonnes[4]
- Coal type: Metallurgical, Bituminous[4]
- Mine size: 20,000 ha
- Mine depth: 6 seams, 200-400 m[6]
- Mine type: Surface[4]
- Start year: TBD
- Life of Mine: 33 years[4]
- Equipment:
- Number of employees:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240121032056/https://ramcoal.com/assets/docs/Ram-River-Coal-Corp-NI-43-101-Coal-Resource-Report-FINAL-22-November-2019-1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://albertabeyondcoal.ca/resources/coal-projects/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 https://ramcoal.com/aries-project.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Ram River Coal, Aires Project, Company Website, accessed August 2020
- ↑ NI 43-101 Coal Resource Report, Coal River website, accessed June 2020.
- ↑ Aries Project Geological Cross Section Diagram, accessed November 2020
