Crown Mountain Coal Project

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Crown Mountain Coal Project is a proposed coal mine in Sparwood, British Columbia, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Crown Mountain Coal Project	Sparwood, British Columbia, Canada	49.8066666, -114.7266666 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Pre-Permit	New	2025 (planned)	–

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	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	12.8	60*	330

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
56	–	99	–	Bituminous	Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
NWP Coal Canada	Jameson Resources [77.9%]; Bathurst Resources Ltd [22.1%]	Australia, New Zealand

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

Crown Mountain Coking Coal Project is a proposed surface mine set to produce 2 million tonnes per annum, in the East Kootenay Region, near Sparwood, British Columbia, Canada. Crown Mountain Coking Coal Project is an open-pit metallurgical coal mine proposed by NWP Coal Canada Ltd. The production capacity of the project would be 3.7 million tonnes per year over a mine-life of about 16 years. Run of mine coal reserves are estimated at 56 million tonnes, of which 50 million tonnes are proven and 6 million tonnes are probable.

In 2018, Bathurst Resources struck a C$121.5-million agreement with project owner Jameson Resources to acquire a 50% interest in the Crown Mountain project. Jameson Resources has said that with the financial backing and management assistance from Bathurst, the company was confidently moving Crown Mountain forward on all fronts. Jameson CEO Art Palm said, “We anticipate continuing to work hand-in-hand with Bathurst as Crown Mountain heads towards gaining its environmental approvals, mining permits, and ultimately construction and development of the mine.”

A bankable feasibility study for the project was completed in 2020 by Stantec and Sedgman. As of March 2021, the project's assessment status was pending review by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada.

• Owner: NWP Coal Canada Ltd.
• Parent company: Jameson Resources Ltd. (78%) and Bathurst Resources Ltd.(22%)
• Location: Sparwood, British Columbia, Canada
• GPS coordinates: 49.8066666,-114.7266666 (approximate)
• Mine status: Proposed
• Start year: 2024
• Mineable reserves: 56 million tonnes
• Coal type: Metallurgical
• Mine size: 2,588 hectares
• Mine type: Surface
• Production Capacity: 2 million tonnes per year
• Number of employees: 330

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