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Bingay Coal Mine is a cancelled coal mine in Elkford, British Columbia, Canada.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Bingay Coal Mine | Elkford, British Columbia, Canada[1] | 50.197546, -114.975588 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Project Type | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancelled[2] | Pre-Permit[3] | New | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[1] | – | – | Surface[1] | Open Pit[1] | 4.2[3] | 60* | 200[1] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 220[4] | – | Bituminous | Met[1] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Centermount[4] | Centermount | 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 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.[5]
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.[6] 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[7]
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.
- Owner: Centermount[5]
- Parent company: Centermount Resources[7]
- Location: Elkford, British Columbia, Canada[5]
- GPS coordinates: 50.197546, -114.975588 (exact)[5]
- Mine status: Cancelled
- Production: 1 million tonnes per annum[5]
- Mineable reserves: 42.43 million tonnes [7]
- Coal type: Metallurgical, Bituminous[5]
- Mine depth: 300 m[8]
- Mine type: Surface[5]
- Start year: TBD
- Number of employees:200[9]
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 (PDF) https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/documents/p80024/123244E.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ ; https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/proj/80024 https://elkvalleycoal.com/bingay-coal-project-terminated/ ; https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/proj/80024.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://iaac-aeic.gc.ca/050/evaluations/proj/80024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.centerpointcanada.com/bingay-coking-coal-project1.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 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.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 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
