Mine 14 Underground Coal Mine

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Mine 14 Underground Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Grand Cache, Alberta, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Mine 14 Underground Coal Mine	Grand Cache, Alberta, Canada	53.99537125, -119.1058009 (approximate)

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Project Type	Opening Year	Closing Year
Proposed	Pre-Permit	New	–	–

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	–	–	Underground	–	5.65	494*	*

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
18.9	–	121.1	–	–	Met	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Maxim Power Corp	Maxim Power Corp [100%]	–

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

Mine 14 is an underground metallurgical coal mine project proposed by Summit Coal Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Valory Resources, near Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada. Summit's Mine 14 was first proposed in 2007 by Milner Power Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maxim Power Corp. In 2013, the mine permit was transferred to Summit Coal Inc., another Maxim-owned subsidiary. However, in 2022, Summit Coal was acquired by Australian-based Valory Resources.

While Summit already holds approvals for the mine license and permit, a number of operating applications needed to be resubmitted due to having been under review for such an extended period of time (10 plus years) since their initial submission. As of June 2023, Summit has submitted updated regulatory applications to the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER). The AER has reviewed these documents and has opened the applications for public comment until late-August 2023.

• Operator: Valory Resources
• Owner: Summit Coal
• Location: 4km northwest of Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada
• Coordinates: 53.99537125, -119.1058009 (Approximate)
• Status: Proposed
• Production Capacity: 1.3 million tonnes per year
• Total Resource: 121.1 million tonnes
• Mineable Reserves: 18.9 million tonnes
• Coal Type: (Metallurgical)
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year:
• Source of Financing:

Controversy

Mine 14 is controversial for a number of reasons, including the fact that the Government of Alberta announced a moratorium on coal development and exploration in 2022, yet Mine 14 was granted an exception.

The mine also poses a risk to several ecological habitats, such as the Smoky River, and Bighorn Sheep and Mountain Goat habitat.

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