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Paintearth Mine

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Paintearth Mine

Location: 198 km NE from Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Address:

Highway 855
Box 730
Forestburg
Alberta, Canada
T0B 1N0

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Overview

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusClosing / Closed
Commodities
  • Coal (thermal)
Mining Method
  • Dragline
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotThe 6,226-hectare Paintearth Mine has moved into reclamation mode after supplying up to 3 million tonnes annually of production to the Battle River Generating Station over more than six decades.

Paintearth is the site of a project in cooperation with Alberta Innovates, EPCOR Water Services and environmental consulting firm SYLVIS. The initiative employs municipal organic waste from Edmonton to replenish soil and thereby demonstrate the potential of fast-growing willow as a sustainable biomass/green energy feedstock.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Westmoreland Mining LLC (WML) 100 % Indirect
The Paintearth 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:

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Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Production

Production has been completed in June 2021.
CommodityUnits2021202020192018201720162015
Coal (thermal) Mt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe1.11.11.21.31.8
Heat ContentBTU/lb7,7167,3417,583
Sulfur%0.40.440.450.43
All production numbers are expressed as ROM coal.

Operational metrics

Metrics2021202020192018201720162015
Coal tonnes mined  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe1.1 Mt1,123,932 t1,350 k tons1,426 k tons
Annual mining capacity  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe3,300 k tons3,280 k tons3,280 k tons

Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

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