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Coal Valley Mine

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 Location:
61 km SW from Edson, Alberta, Canada

  Regional Office:
Highway 40 / Range Road 201A
Box 6780 Edson, AB, T7E 1V2
Edson
Alberta, Canada
T7E 1W1
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Dragline
Processing
  • Wash plant
  • Dense media separation
AUGUST 9, 2021 – Westmoreland Mining Holdings LLC and its wholly owned subsidiary Prairie Mines & Royalty ULC today announced the resumption of operations at the Company’s Coal Valley Mine near Edson. The mine has been in care and maintenance since June 2020 due to severe constraints related to the COVID-19 pandemic that were placed on this unique operation.

Westmoreland Coal Company became a privately held company on March 15, 2019. The company has not publicly reported 2018-2020 Coal Valley Mine production data.


Owners

Source: p. 10, 13
CompanyInterestOwnership
Westmoreland Mining LLC (WML) 100 % Indirect
Currently Coal Valley mine is owned by Prairie Mines & Royalty ULC.
Westmoreland Mining LLC conducts its Canadian coal operations through Prairie Mines & Royalty ULC.

Deposit Type

  • Sedimentary


Summary:


Mining Methods

  • Dragline


Summary:

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.


Crushing and Grinding


Processing

  • Wash plant
  • Dense media separation

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Summary:

The plant has capacity to operate at 4.0 million tonnes per year.

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.


Production:

CommodityUnits20202017201620152014
Coal (thermal) Mt  ......  Subscription required22.21.91.2
Heat ContentBTU/lb10,80010,80010,80010,800
Sulfur%0.30.30.30.30.3
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics20202019201720162015
Coal washing plant annual capacity  ......  Subscription required4 Mt of ROM coal
Annual mining capacity  ......  Subscription required2,500 k tons of ROM coal2,500 k tons of ROM coal4,000 k tons of ROM coal
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Reserves at December 31, 2017:

CategoryTonnage Commodity
Proven 4,859 k tons Coal (thermal)
Probable 5,899 k tons Coal (thermal)
Proven & Probable 10,758 k tons Coal (thermal)


Heavy Mobile Equipment as of December 31, 2020:
HME TypeModelQuantity
Dragline ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required
Dragline ....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required
Shovel ....................... Subscription required
Truck (dump)
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Mine Management:

Job TitleNameProfileRef. Date
....................... Subscription required ....................... Subscription required Subscription required Apr 6, 2022
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Staff:

EmployeesYear
Subscription required 2020
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Subscription required 2017
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
................................... Subscription required 2021
................................... Subscription required 2020
................................... Subscription required 2019
Form 10-K 2017
Form 10-K 2016
Form 10-K 2015
Form 10-K 2014
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