Suska Coal Mine

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Suska Coal Mine is a cancelled coal mine in Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Suska Coal Mine	Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada	55.4833363, -122.3688553 (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
Cancelled	–	–	–

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
–	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	*

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
110	–	–	–	Subbituminous	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Glencore PLC	Glencore PLC [100%]	Switzerland

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 Suska Coal Mine Project was a former proposed mine located between Tumbler Ridge and Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada. Xstrata Coal combined the project formerly known as Lossan with neighboring First Coal tenements to create an expanded open-cut coal project, now known as the Suska project.

A partnership formed by JX Nippon Oil & Energy and Xstrata Coal will invest $35 million on a preliminary study of the Suska coal project in eastern British Columbia.

Glencore and Xstrata merged on May 2, 2013. Glencore Xstrata plc is now the fourth biggest mining company.

The mine contains 110 million tons of measured coal reserves.

• Owner: Glencore Xstrata plc
• Parent company:
• Location: Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
• GPS coordinates: 55.4833363,-122.3688553 (approximate)
• Mine status: Cancelled
• Start year:
• Mineable reserves: 110 million tons

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• Mine size:
• Mine type: Surface and underground
• Production:
• Additional proposed production:
• Equipment:
• Number of employees:

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