Bingay coal project
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The Bingay Coal Project was a proposed surface mine, operated by Centermount Coal Limited, set to produce 1 million tonnes per annum, near Elkford, British Columbia, Canada.[1]
The project was terminated in August 2022 after Centermount failed to provide the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) with the required studies for the environmental assessment; in response, the IAAC made the decision not to extend the three-year time limit for Centermount Coal Limited to do so.[2]
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the proposed project.[1]
Background
Centermount began the permitting process for the mine in 2013.
As of 2020, the project is still currently under review by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada[3]
In August 2022, after Centermount failed to provide the required studies for the environmental assessment, the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada made the decision not to extend the legislated three-year time limit in which they had to do so. As such, the environmental assessment for the Bingay Main Coal Project was terminated.
Project Details
- Owner: Centermount[1]
- Parent company: Centermount Resources[3]
- Location: Elkford, British Columbia, Canada[1]
- GPS coordinates: 50.197546, -114.975588 (exact)[1]
- Mine status: Cancelled
- Production: 1 million tonnes per annum[1]
- Mineable reserves: 42.43 million tonnes [3]
- Coal type: Metallurgical, Bituminous[1]
- Mine depth: 300 m[4]
- Mine type: Surface[1]
- Start year: TBD
- Number of employees:200[5]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Ram River Coal, Bingay Coal Project Description Released, Elk Valley Coal News, November 2, 2017, accessed August 2020
- ↑ "The Bingay Main Coal Project", The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada website, Accessed November 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Canadian Impact and Assessment Registry, Bingay Main Coal Project, March 16, 2020
- ↑ Centermount Coal Ltd., Bingay Main Coal Project Updated Project Description - Update, August 2017.
- ↑ Bingay Main Project, Mining Data Solutions, accessed August 2020
