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Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC Coal Valley Mine

Coal Valley Mine - Alberta

Coal Valley Mine – Alberta

The Coal Valley Mine is a 20,660 Ha. surface mine located in West Central Alberta south of the Town of Edson in the Foothills of Alberta. The mine operates both truck/shovel and dragline pits and utilizes a dragline for coal removal. The mine exports bituminous coal to customers in Japan and Korea as well as some domestic coal. The area has a long history of mining and the Coal Valley Mine was opened in 1978 to supply coal to Ontario Hydro and for overseas export.

Coal is uncovered using the two draglines (1- Page 752LR; 1 – M7450) and two truck/shovel fleets. The exposed coal is hauled from the mine to the heavy media wash plant where the waste is removed and then loaded on trains to be shipped to the ports. Current annual production of the mine is 3.0 million tonnes and the plant has capacity to operate at 4.0 million tonnes per year.

In 2005, Coal Valley Mine won the Alberta Chamber of Resources Major Reclamation Award for the work done on the Silkstone and Lovett End Pit Lakes.

Environmental Awards

2005Alberta Chamber of Resources’ Major Reclamation Award

Coal Valley Mine- Contact Information

Office Hours
M-F 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (MDT)

Phone number
780-794-8100

Fax number
780-794-8146

Physical address
Highway 40 / Range Road 201A
Edson, AB, T7E 1W1

Mailing address
Box 6780
Edson, AB, T7E 1V2

Coal Valley Mine – Key Facts

Average Annual Production
3 Million Tonnes

Number of Active Areas
4

Permitted Operating Hectares
20,660

Number of Draglines Removing Overburden
1 – Page 752

Equipment Removing Coal
Shovels and End Dump Trucks

Approx Heat Content (KJ/kg)
25,100

Approx Sulphur (%)
0.30

Customer(s)
International and domestic facilities

Delivery
Rail

Number of Employees
438

Mine Operation Hours
24 Hours Per Day / 7 Days Per Week

Year Mine Opened
1978

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