Brule Coal Mine

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Brule Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Brule Coal Mine	Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada	55.38667, -121.82 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2004	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	1.651	2022	Surface	Open Pit	35.24	60*	170

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
2.3	–	–	–	Bituminous	Thermal & Met	Ridley Terminal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
ERP Compliant Fuels	ERP Compliant Fuels	USA

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	2.33	2.6	2.6	2.1	1.6	1.651	1.6

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September and December supplements.

Background

The Brule mine is an open-pit mine situated between the towns of Chetwynd and Tumbler Ridge in northeast British Columbia, Canada. It is owned and operated by Conuma Resources, a subsidiary of West Virginia-based ERP Compliant Fuels.

Brule initially operated from 2004 to 2014, when it was under the ownership of Western Coal, a subsidiary of Walter Energy. The mine then went into care and maintenance, due to low coal prices.

In 2016, Conuma Coal Resources acquired the Brule mine, along with the nearby Wolverine and Willow Creek coal mines, from Walter Energy Ltd. Brule was reopened under this new owner in September 2016.

The mine produces approximately 1.5 million tonnes of ultra-low volatile pulverized coal injection (ULV-PCI) coal for steelmaking.

End of Mine Life

Due to its mineable deposits becoming exhausted, operations at the Brule mine reportedly began winding down in 2024. According to the British Columbia Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals, the mine is expected to be placed on care and maintenance in 2025.

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