Brule Coal Mine

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Brule Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Brule Coal Mine	Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada	55.38667, -121.82 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	2004	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
–	1.651	2022	Surface	Open Pit	35.24	60*	170

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
2.3	–	–	–	Bituminous	Thermal & Met	Ridley Terminal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
ERP Compliant Fuels	ERP Compliant Fuels	USA

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

Background

The Brule mine is an open-pit mine situated between the towns of Chetwynd and Tumbler Ridge in northeast British Columbia, Canada. It is owned and operated by Conuma Resources, a subsidiary of West Virginia-based ERP Compliant Fuels. Brule initially operated from 2004 to 2014, when it was under the ownership of Western Coal, a subsidiary of Walter Energy. The mine then went into care and maintenance, due to low coal prices.

In 2016, Conuma Coal Resources Ltd. (a subsidiary of West Virginia-based ERP Compliant Fuels) bought the Brule mine, along with the nearby Wolverine and Willow Creek coal mines, from Walter Energy Ltd. Brule was re-opened under this new owner in September 2016.

The mine produces approximately 1.5 million tonnes of ultra-low volatile pulverized coal injection (ULV-PCI) coal for steelmaking.

• Owner: Conuma Coal Resources Limited
• Parent company: ERP Compliant Fuels
• Location: Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
• GPS coordinates: 55.3902674,-121.8354771
• Mine status: Operating
• Start year: 2004; 2016
• Production: 2.5 million tons per year
• Mineable reserves: 12.26 million tonnes (Proven and Probable Reserves)
• Coal type: Bituminous (Met and Thermal)
• Mine size:
• Mine type: Surface, open pit
• Number of employees: 285

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