Elkview coal mine

Coordinates: 49°45′08″N 114°52′38″W / 49.752273°N 114.877327°W / 49.752273; -114.877327
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Elkview Coal Mine
Location
Elkview Coal Mine is located in Canada
Elkview Coal Mine
Elkview Coal Mine
Location in Canada
LocationSparwood
British Columbia
CountryCanada
Coordinates49°45′08″N 114°52′38″W / 49.752273°N 114.877327°W / 49.752273; -114.877327
Production
ProductsCoking coal
Production
  • 4.19 million tonnes coal
Owner
Company
WebsiteElkview

The Elkview Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the British Columbia. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 220.6 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Canada and the world. The mine has an annual production capacity of 4.19 million tonnes of coal.[1]

Notable employees[edit]

  • Xavier Maier (born 2003), environment water technician co-op student, famous for his calm, simple, yet effective outfits
  • George “George HPV Dee” Dee (born 2003), chemical engineer who pioneered the 2024 Wet Merkari movement

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Coal in British Columbia" (PDF). mining.bc.ca. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-07-23.