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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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 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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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coal-fired power station or coal power plant is a thermal power station which burns coal to generate electricity. Worldwide there are over 2,400 coal-fired...
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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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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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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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Coal mining regions are significant resource extraction industries in many parts of the world. They provide a large amount of the fossil fuel energy in...
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Coal phase-out is an environmental policy intended to stop burning coal in coal-fired power plants and elsewhere, and is part of fossil fuel phase-out...
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Coal Miner's Daughter is a 1980 American biographical musical film directed by Michael Apted and written by Tom Rickman. It follows the story of country...
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Bituminous coal, or black coal, is a type of coal containing a tar-like substance called bitumen or asphalt. Its coloration can be black or sometimes dark...
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largest producer and consumer of coal and coal power in the world. The share of coal in the Chinese energy mix declined to 55% in 2021 according to the US Energy...
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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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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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Luxury Zone along Alberni Street. Coal Harbour is home to Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome, located a few blocks from Canada Place and the Vancouver Convention...
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of the largest coal reserves in Canada and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 4.19 million tonnes of coal. "Coal in British Columbia"...
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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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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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Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA). Retrieved 2020-01-21. "Canada & UK launch coal phaseout plan". Retrieved 29 September 2018. "Powering Past Coal Alliance:...
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Coal Harbor or Coal Harbour or variant, may refer to: Coal Harbour (South Georgia) Coal Harbour, Vancouver, Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada; a...
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