Coal reserves in Canada rank 13th largest in the world (following the former Soviet Union, the United States, the People's Republic of China and Australia)...
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According to the Coal Association of Canada, there are 24 permitted coal mines throughout Canada, 19 of which currently operate. The vast majority of...
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The History of coal mining goes back thousands of years, with early mines documented in ancient China, the Roman Empire and other early historical economies...
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Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground or from a mine. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely...
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The Coal River runs from southern Yukon, Canada, into northern British Columbia, Canada, where it flows into the Liard River at historic milepost 533...
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Coal in Alberta is found in the Coalspur Formation in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin in the foothills of southwestern Alberta. The Coalspur Formation...
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and in the Prairies. In the southern regions of Canada, air pollution from both Canada and the United States—caused by metal smelting, burning coal to...
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Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of...
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the lack of heavy industry in Western Canada means that only a limited amount of this coal is consumed in Canada, and most is exported to Japan, Korea...
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Canada has access to all main sources of energy including oil and gas, coal, hydropower, biomass, solar, geothermal, wind, marine and nuclear. It is the...
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Fording Canadian Coal Trust (NYSE: FDG; TSX:FDG) was a Canadian-based royalty trust which owned a 60% stake in the Elk Valley Coal Partnership (EVCP),...
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Coal has been mined in Saskatchewan ever since the 1850s when it was used as a source of heat for the early Pioneers in the treeless Great Plains. Today...
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Roberts Bank Superport (category Coal in Canada)
also known as the Outer Harbour of Canada's busiest port. Westshore is the busiest single coal export terminal in North America and is operated by the...
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The largest coal mining companies of the world are found in several countries, the most prominent among them being the United States, Australia, India...
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The Cumberland Railway and Coal Company is a defunct Canadian industrial company with interests in coal mines in Springhill, Nova Scotia, and a railway...
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engines and heat buildings. Owing to coal's strategic role as a primary fuel, coal miners have figured strongly in labor and political movements since...
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steel, iron ore, coking coal, lead, copper, molybdenum, cobalt, and cadmium. Canada has a sizeable manufacturing sector centred in southern Ontario and Quebec...
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portal Canada portal Climate change in Canada Coal in Canada The Petroleum Papers, 2022 book by Geoff Dembicki Petroleum technician Renewable energy in Canada...
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Carbon-Thompson coalfield (category Coal in Canada)
is a large coal field located in the western part of Canada in Alberta. Carbon-Thompson represents one of the largest coal reserve in Canada having estimated...
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Hat Creek coalfield (category Coal in Canada)
Creek is a large coal field located in the west of Canada in British Columbia. Hat Creek represents one of the largest coal reserve in Canada having estimated...
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Sydney and Louisburg Railway (category Coal in Canada)
Railway (S&L) was a Canadian railway. Built to transport coal from various mines to the ports of Sydney and Louisbourg, the S&L operated in the eastern part...
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Non-renewable energy Coal in Canada § List of coal-fired power stations List of natural gas-fired power stations in Canada Nuclear power in Canada § Power reactors...
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Metallurgical coal comes mainly from Canada, the United States, and Australia, with Australia exporting 58% of seaborne trade, mostly going to China. In the United...
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Elias Rogers (category Coal in Canada)
1850 – April 11, 1920) was a Canadian business magnate, banker, and politician. He was a major coal dealer in Canada and founder, with his brother Samuel...
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Lethbridge coalfield (category Coal in Canada)
Lethbridge is a large coal field located in the western part of Canada in Alberta. Lethbridge represents one of the largest coal reserve in Canada having estimated...
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Anthracite (redirect from Hard coal)
are black coal, hard coal, stone coal, dark coal, coffee coal, blind coal (in Scotland), Kilkenny coal (in Ireland), crow coal or craw coal, and black...
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MacKay coalfield (category Coal in Canada)
MacKay is a large coal field located in the western part of Canada in Alberta. MacKay represents one of the largest coal reserve in Canada having estimated...
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The Alberta coal policy controversy is a complex legal and environmental dispute concerning coal mining in Alberta, Canada, particularly in the Eastern...
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Dominion coalfield (category Coal in Canada)
Dominion is a large coal field located in the west of Canada in British Columbia. Dominion represents one of the largest coal reserve in Canada having estimated...
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Taber coalfield (category Coal in Canada)
Taber is a large coal field located in the western part of Canada in Alberta. Taber represents one of the largest coal reserve in Canada having estimated...
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