Line Creek Coal Mine
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Line Creek Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Sparwood, British Columbia, Canada.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Line Creek Coal Mine | Sparwood, British Columbia, Canada[1][2] | 49.917, -114.776 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4[3] | 3.238[4] | 2022[4] | Surface[3] | Open Pit[3] | 82[3] | 60* | 490[5] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43.9[3] | – | 1177.3[3] | – | Bituminous | Thermal & Met[3] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Teck Coal Partnership[3] | Teck Resources Ltd [100.0%] | Canada |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[6] | 3[6] | 3[6] | 3[6] | 3[7] | 4[8] | 3[9] | – |
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
Line Creek Mine is owned and operated by Teck Coal, located approximately 25 kilometres north of Sparwood in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. Line Creek supplies steelmaking and thermal coal to a variety of international and domestic customers. The Line Creek property consists of 8,183 hectares, of which approximately 2,267 hectares are being mined or are scheduled for mining. The annual production capacities of the mine are approximately 4 million tons. At current production rates, Line Creek has an estimated remaining reserve life of approximately 12 years.[10]
- Sponsor:Teck Coal[11]
- Parent Company: Teck Resources[11]
- Location: 25 kilometres north of Sparwood, British Columbia, Canada.
- GPS Coordinates: 49.917, -114.776 (exact)
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 4 million tonnes per annum[10]
- Workforce Size: 490[11]
- Mineable Reserves: 40.4 million tonnes (Proven and Probable Reserves, 2020) [12]
- Mineable Reserves: 1174.9 million tonnes (Measured, Inferred, Indicated and Resources, 2020) [12]
- Coal type: Bituminous (Met and Thermal)[11]
- Mine Size: 81.83 km2[10]
- Mine Type: Surface, Opencast[11]
- Start Year:
- Source of Financing:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240121031005/https://www.teck.com/operations/canada/operations/line-creek/. Archived from the original on 21 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240121032219/https://www.teck.com/media/2021-2022-Elk-Valley-Access-Maps.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125054415/https://www.teck.com/media/2023-AIF.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/farming-natural-resources-and-industry/mineral-exploration-mining/documents/reports/annual_report_of_the_chief_inspector_of_mines_2022-2023.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240328172710/https://miningdataonline.com/property/56/Line-Creek-Mine.aspx. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 https://minfile.gov.bc.ca/report.aspx?f=PDF&r=Production_Detail.rpt&minfilno=082GNE020.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://cmscontent.nrs.gov.bc.ca/geoscience/publicationcatalogue/InformationCircular/BCGS_IC2021-02.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://cmscontent.nrs.gov.bc.ca/geoscience/PublicationCatalogue/InformationCircular/BCGS_IC2022-01.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://cmscontent.nrs.gov.bc.ca/geoscience/PublicationCatalogue/InformationCircular/BCGS_IC2023-01.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Line Creek", Teck Coal website, accessed May 2011.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Line Creek Mine, Mining Data Solutions, accessed January 2021
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Teck, "Reserves and Resources", Teck website, Accessed May 2021
