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Coal / Uranium Mines in Canada
Canada has 43 coal / uranium mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 8th-largest fleet of the 63 countries that hold any, and 0.8% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 12 operating and 17 under construction or proposed. The largest is Fording River Operations.
The largest owner-operators are Glencore PLC (7), Elk Valley Resources (5) and Nippon Steel Corp (5) — Glencore PLC alone is named on 16% of them. Half of Canada's coal / uranium mines in service predate 1978 (median commissioning year of the 12 with a known date), 1 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Dodds Coal Mine, dating from 1956. 17 are in the pipeline, led by Blackstone Coal Mine, proposed. They account for 2% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Canada.
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Largest coal / uranium mines in Canada
- Fording River Operations1972
- Elkview Coal Mine1969
- Vista Coal Mine2019
- Blackstone Coal Mine2031 · proposed
- Elan Coal Mineidle
- Greenhills Coal Mine1981
- Murray River Coal Mine2036 · proposed
- Line Creek Coal Mine1981
- Estevan Coal Mine1973
- Aries Coal Mineidle
- Carbon Creek Coal Mine2022 · idle
- Grassy Mountain Coal Projectproposed
- Vista Coal Mine2026 · proposed
- Donkin Coal Mine2017 · idle
- Poplar River Coal Mine1978
- Roman Mountain Coal Mineidle
- Sukunka Coal Mineidle
- Willow Creek Coal Mine2004
- Crown Mountain Coal Projectproposed
- Gething Coal Mineidle
- Huguenot Surface Coal Mineproposed
- Michel Coal Projectproposed
- Suska Coal Mineidle
- Flatbed Coal Mineproposed
- Coal Valley Coal Mine1978
- Elko Coal Mineproposed
- Huguenot Underground Coal Mineproposed
- Brule Coal Mine2004 · idle
- Mine 14 Underground Coal Mine2027 · proposed
- Grande Cache Coal Mine1970
- Wolverine-Hermann Coal Mineidle
- Bingay Coal Mineidle
- Fording River Operationsproposed
- Tent Mountain Coal Mineidle
- Tenas Coal Mine2027 · proposed
- Groundhog Coal Mineproposed
- Quintette Coal Mine1982
- Dodds Coal Mine1956
Who owns Canada's coal / uranium mines
- Glencore PLC7 16%
- Elk Valley Resources5 12%
- Nippon Steel Corp5 12%
- Conuma Resources Ltd4 9%
- Prairie Mines and Royalty LLC4 9%
- The Cline Group LLC4 9%
- Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC4 9%
- Coalspur Mines Ltd3 7%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1950s1
- 1960s1
- 1970s5
- 1980s3
- 2000s1
- 2010s1
Median commissioning year 1978 · oldest Dodds Coal Mine (1956) · newest Vista Coal Mine (2019) · 12 of 43 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Blackstone Coal Mine2031 · proposed
- Murray River Coal Mine2036 · proposed
- Grassy Mountain Coal Projectproposed
- Vista Coal Mine2026 · proposed
- Crown Mountain Coal Projectproposed
- Huguenot Surface Coal Mineproposed
- Michel Coal Projectproposed
- Flatbed Coal Mineproposed
- Elko Coal Mineproposed
- Huguenot Underground Coal Mineproposed
- Mine 14 Underground Coal Mine2027 · proposed
- Fording River Operationsproposed
How Canada compares · coal / uranium mines by country
- 1. China2,582
- 5. Russia257
- 6. Australia199
- 7. South Africa140
- 8. Canada43
- 9. Turkey42
- 10. Ukraine36
- 11. Mongolia33
Frequently asked
- How many coal / uranium mines are there in Canada?
- OverWatts maps 43 coal / uranium mines in Canada — 0.8% of the world's mapped total, the 8th-largest national fleet of the 63 countries with any.
- What is the largest coal / uranium mine in Canada?
- Fording River Operations, operated by Nippon Steel Corp, Glencore PLC.
- Who owns the coal / uranium mines in Canada?
- Glencore PLC is named as owner or operator on the most — 7 of 43 (16%). Next are Elk Valley Resources (5), Nippon Steel Corp (5) and Conuma Resources Ltd (4).
- How old are Canada's coal / uranium mines?
- The median commissioning year is 1978, across the 12 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Dodds Coal Mine (1956); 1 came online in the past ten years.
- What new coal / uranium mines are being built in Canada?
- 17 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Blackstone Coal Mine, Murray River Coal Mine and Grassy Mountain Coal Project.