Dodds Coal Mine

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Dodds Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Ryley, Alberta, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Dodds Coal Mine	Ryley, Alberta, Canada	53.2183998631441, -112.431149631564 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1956	–

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
–	0.075	2017	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	206*

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
–	–	–	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Dodds Coal Mining Co	Dodds Coal Mining Co [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

Dodds Coal Mine (also known as Ryley mine) is a 0.075-million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) coal mine in the province of Alberta, Canada. Since 1956, when Mr. & Mrs. Nordby became owners of Dodds Coal Mining Company, Dodds Coal Mine has been family owned and operated. Their family still owns and operates the current mine operation and are also responsible for the reclamation project of the original mine site into Coal Creek Golf Resort.The current site of Coal Creek Golf Resort has had coal mining activity since the turn of the 19th century. This activity has left “scars” from the early mining practices.

Dodds supplies heating coal for residential, commercial, and agricultural applications throughout western Canada.

• Operator: Dodds Coal Mining Company
• Owner: Dodds Coal Mining Company
• Location: 90km southeast of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Coordinates: 53.2184, -112.4311 (exact)
• Mine status: Operating
• Start year: 1956
• Production capacity (Mtpa): 0.075
• Total reserves (Mt):
• Coal type: Subbituminous
• Mine type: Surface
• Mine size (Km2):
• Workforce size:
• Primary consumer:
• Source of financing:

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