Aries Coal Mine
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Aries Coal Mine is a cancelled coal mine in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Aries Coal Mine | Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada | 52.400401, -114.830002 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancelled | Pre-Permit[1] | New | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | – | – | Surface | Open Pit | 200 | 60* | * |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183[1] | – | 725 | – | Bituminous[1] | Met[1] | Ridley Terminal |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Ram River Coal[1] | Ram River Coal | Canada |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.
Background
The Aries Coal Project was a proposed opencast coal mine, planned by the private Canadian company Ram River Coal. It was set to produce 4 million tonnes per annum, near Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada.[2]
As of October 2023, there have been no apparent updates to the project since 2019, and it is presumed cancelled.[3] Ram River Coal intends to ship the coking coal to two of the major western Canadian coal terminals; Westshore Terminals and Ridley Terminals.[2]
- Operator: Ram River Coal[2]
- Owner: Ram River Coal[2]
- Location: Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada[2]
- GPS coordinates: 52.400401, -114.830002 (approximate)[2]
- Mine status: Cancelled
- Production: 4 million tonnes per annum[2]
- Mineable reserves: 183 million tonnes[2]
- Coal type: Metallurgical, Bituminous[2]
- Mine size: 20,000 ha
- Mine depth: 6 seams, 200-400 m[4]
- Mine type: Surface[2]
- Start year: TBD
- Life of Mine: 33 years[2]
- Equipment:
- Number of employees:
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://ramcoal.com/aries-project.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Ram River Coal, Aires Project, Company Website, accessed August 2020
- ↑ NI 43-101 Coal Resource Report, Coal River website, accessed June 2020.
- ↑ Aries Project Geological Cross Section Diagram, accessed November 2020
