Overview
Stage | Production |
Mine Type | Open Pit |
Commodities |
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Mining Method |
- Truck & Shovel / Loader
- Dragline
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Production Start | ...  |
Mine Life | 2023 |
The closure of the Genesee Mine is expected in late 2023.
Westmoreland Coal Company became a privately held company on March 15, 2019. The company has not publicly reported 2018-2020 Genesee Mine production data. |
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The Genesse mine is a 50/50 joint venture between Capital Power and Prairie Mines & Royalty ULC, a subsidiary of Westmoreland (PMRU). PMRU is the operator.
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Summary:
There are up to six coal seams (layers) of coal at Genesee Mine located at varying depths. There are typically between 3 and 5 mineable coal seams ranging between 4 and 6 metres in combined thickness. The interburden (layer of dirt and sandstone) between the coal seams varies in thickness.
The coal at Genesee is “sub-bituminous” meaning it is low in sulphur and burns hotter than other varieties of coal which makes it ideal for electricity production.
Mining Methods
- Truck & Shovel / Loader
- Dragline
Summary:
The Genesee mine operates two active pits and supplies sub-bituminous coal to the three units at the Genesee Generating Station which are owned by Capital Power and TransAlta Utilities and operated by Capital Power.
Coal at the Genesee Mine is dug out of the ground using surface mining techniques to recover the coal. This process first involves using draglines to remove overlying soil and rock layers called “overburden” to expose and extract the coal reserves.
Coal is uncovered using the two draglines (1 – M8750; 1 – M8200) and a pre-stripping fleet (1 – P&H 4100, 3 – 830E’s, 1-Cat 789). The exposed coal is hauled directly from the mine to the generating station.
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Reserves at December 31, 2017:
Category | Tonnage | Commodity |
Proven
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72,283 k tons
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Coal (thermal)
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Probable
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2,205 k tons
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Coal (thermal)
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Proven & Probable
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74,488 k tons
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Coal (thermal)
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