Quintette Coal Mine
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Quintette Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Quintette Coal Mine | Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada | 54.9954042, -120.992099 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothballed[1][2] | Care and Maintenance[1] | 1982[3] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | – | – | Surface | Open Pit | – | 50* | 500 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40[4] | – | 285[4] | – | Subbituminous | Met[4] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Conuma Resources Ltd[5] | Conuma Resources Ltd [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
The Quintette coal mine is a surface steelmaking coal mine located near Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia, Canada. Previously owned by Teck Resources Limited, it was sold to Conuma Resources in 2023.[6]
Operations at the mine ceased in 2000 as a result of the decline in coal prices at that time.[7] New owners, Conuma Resources, plan to restart mining at Quintette in Q4 of 2023. Quintette Mine, which has operated since 1982, was put on care and maintenance in 2000 due to low coal prices at that time. In 2012, then-owner Teck Coal completed a feasibility study to re-open the mine. The following year, Teck received a Mines Act Permit Amendment and, in 2014, received all other required permits in order to restart the mine. However, they deferred the restart of the Quintette project due to unfavourable market conditions.
Despite the project being fully permitted and deemed able to proceed once a sustained improvement in demand for steelmaking coal occurred, in 2017, Teck communications officer Chris Stannell stated, “We have no near-term plans to reopen Quintette.”[8][9]
In February 2023, British Columbia-based steelmaking coal producer and newcomer Conuma Resources purchased Quintette Mine from Teck Resources for $120 million.[10][11] Conuma plans to restart the mine, with a tentative commencement date of the fourth quarter of 2023.[10]
- Operator:
- Owner: Conuma Resources[10]
- Location: Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
- GPS Coordinates: 54.9954042,-120.992099 (exact)
- Mine Status: Mothballed
- Start Year: 1982[7]
- Production: 3 million tons per year (2018)[7]
- Total Resource: 285 million tonnes (2023)[10]
- Mineable Reserves: 40 million tonnes (2023)[10]
- Coal Type: Subbituminous (Metallurgical)
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Surface, open pit
- Number of Employees: 500
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20240307011615/https://conumaresources.com/bc-hydro-completes-system-impact-study-for-32-megawatt-mw-power-supply-to-quintette-mine/. Archived from the original on 07 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240312001049/https://miningdataonline.com/property/1644/Quintette-Mine.aspx. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240729224910/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/teck-waiting-for-next-coal-wave-to-reopen-quintette/article14730523/. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 (PDF) https://conumaresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Conuma-2022-Sustainability-Report.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (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) - ↑ "Conuma to Purchase Quintette Mine from Teck Resources", Conuma Resources, 5 February 2023.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Brent Jang, "Teck waiting for next coal wave to revive Quintette", The Globe and Mail, updated May 11, 2018.
- ↑ Quintette Project, Teck Resources Limited website, accessed October 2019.
- ↑ Teck: no plans to reopen Quintette met coal mine, Mining.com, April 18, 2017.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Sustainability Report 2022, Conuma Resources, 5 April 2023.
- ↑ "Teck Announces Sale of Quintette Assets", Teck Coal website, 19 December 2022.
