Overview

Mine Type	Open Pit
Status	Closing / Closed
Commodities	Coal (thermal)
Mining Method	Dragline Truck & Shovel / Loader
Production Start	...
Snapshot	To support the transition to burning 100% natural gas at Genesee power plant 1 and 2 in 2024, excess coal inventory was extracted prior to the conclusion of coal mining at Genesee in the fourth quarter of 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.

Deposit type

• Sedimentary

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

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Processing

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Production

Commodity	Units	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Coal (thermal)	Mt	....	....	....	4.3	4.8	5	5.1	5.2
Heat Content	BTU/lb						8,268	8,278	8,398
Sulfur	%			0.2			0.22	0.23	0.19

Operational metrics

Metrics	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015
Coal tonnes mined	....	....	....	4.3 Mt	4,770,438 t	5,560 k tons	5,627 k tons
Annual mining capacity	....	....	....			6,600 k tons	5,627 k tons	5,745 k tons

Personnel

Job Title	Name	Profile	Ref. Date
.......................	.......................		May 17, 2024
.......................	.......................		May 17, 2024

Employees	Year
......	2020
......	2019
......	2018
......	2017
......	2015