Overview
| Status | Care and Maintenance |
| Mine Type | Underground |
| Commodities |
|
| Mining Method |
- Continuous
- Room-and-pillar
|
| Processing |
|
| Mine Life | 5 years (as of Jan 1, 2017) |
Quinsam Coal Corporation, a company which owned and operated a coal mine on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, filed for bankruptcy on July 3, 2019.
The mine ceased operating and was put into care and maintenance at the end of May 2019. |
Source:
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ERP Compliant Fuels, LLC indirectly owns Quinsam through Quinsam Coal Corporation.
Mining Methods
- Continuous
- Room-and-pillar
Summary:
The underground coal mining at Quinsam uses room-and-pillar methods. This mining method uses mechanized, remote control continuous mining machines to develop a series of underground roadways in the coal leaving a series of pillars of coal. The continuous miners cut and load the coal into shuttle cars, which haul and empty the coal onto a belt conveyor system leading to a coal stockpile on the surface. From there, coal is transported to the coal preparation plant.
Source:
Summary:
A front-end-loader feeds coal into the coal preparation plant where the coal is crushed, sized, sorted and cleaned through a series of physical processes.
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2017 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|
Coal (thermal)
|
t
| 48,312 | 130,692 | 220,000 | 348,000 |
All production numbers are expressed as clean coal.
Operational Metrics:
| Metrics | 2017 |
|
Coal tonnes mined
| 82,451 t of ROM coal |
|
Raw coal annual capacity
| 537,000 t of ROM coal |
|
Tonnes processed
| 68,120 t of ROM coal |
Reserves at December 31, 2017:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity |
|
Proven & Probable
|
2,600,000 t
|
Coal (thermal)
|
Mine Management:
| Job Title | Name | Profile | Ref. Date |
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Jul 17, 2020
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Staff:
| Employees | Year |
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2017
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