Genesee Coal Mine
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Genesee Coal Mine is a mothballed coal mine in Warburg, Alberta, Canada.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Genesee Coal Mine | Warburg, Alberta, Canada[1] | 53.314555, -114.286386 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mothballed[2] | – | 1988[3] | 2024[4] |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 5 | – | Surface | Open Pit | 74.0[1] | 50.0* | 369[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74.0 | – | – | – | Subbituminous | Thermal | Genesee power station[1] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Capital Power LP [50%]; Westmoreland Mining LLC [50%][5] | Capital Power LP [100%] | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | 0.01[6] | 4.8[7] | 4.3[8] | 4.2[9] | 3.49[10] | 4.7[11] | 2.9[12] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
Ownership Tree
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Background
Genesee Mine is a surface coal mine producing 5 million tonnes per annum, on average, near Warburg, Alberta, Canada.[13] The mine is a 50/50 joint venture between Westmoreland Coal Company and Capital Power LP, and provides power to the Genesee Generating Station.[14]
The Genesee Mine will cease operations once all three units of the Genesee power station fully transition to natural gas, which is estimated to occur in 2024.[14][15] According to Westmoreland's website, the mine operates two active pits and supplies sub-bituminous coal to the three units at the Genesee Generating Station, which are owned by Capital Power and TransAlta Utilities and operated by Capital Power. The station produces electricity for about 500,000 people.[13]
The mine has been supplying coal to the station since 1988 and is the newest mine in the division.
According to Capital Power, the mine will cease operations as the facility transitions to natural gas, at which time reclamation work will continue at the mine to return the land to its natural state.[14] While decommissioning was initially estimated to occur in 2023, due to construction delays triggering a revision in commissioning timelines for the Genesee 1 & 2 Repowering Project, Capital Power now expects to continue blending natural gas with coal to align with the commissioning of the repowered units in 2024.[15]
- Operator: Westmoreland Mining[13]
- Owners: Westmoreland Coal Company (50%), Capital Power LP (50%)[14]
- Location: Warburg, Alberta, Canada[13]
- GPS coordinates: 53.314555, -114.286386(exact)
- Mine status: Operating[13]
- Start year: 1988
- Production: 5 million tonnes[13]
- Mineable reserves:
- Coal type: Thermal, subbituminous [13]
- Mine size: 7,378 Ha[13]
- Mine type: Surface [13]
- Equipment: 2 Draglines (1 – M8750; 1 – M8200), 1 P&H 4100 Shovel [13]
- Number of employees:369[13]
Methane Plumes Detected Nearby
Global Energy Monitor researchers analyze satellite-detected methane plumes in order to determine whether they have been observed at or near the site of GEM energy assets. CarbonMapper provides satellite imagery of individual methane plumes and estimates their emission rates at the time of observation. GEM has reviewed many of these plume detections against Google Earth imagery and GEM’s own energy infrastructure tracker data. (A full description of the analysis process is available in the Global Methane Emitters Tracker methodology wiki page.) The following table lists methane plumes which were observed within the footprint of the energy asset or facility (or, in the case of oil and gas extraction areas, within 10 meters of a well).
Table M1: Plume Details
| Observation date | Satellite data provider | Location of plume origin | Methane emissions rate | Additional plume information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-24 18:36:43 | CarbonMapper, ang20220824t183643-A | 53.312792, -114.328457[16] | 167.320561 kg/hr[16] | Alberta Methane Observation 2022-08-24, 1 |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20240726174638/https://westmoreland.com/genesee-mine-2/. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://www.capitalpower.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Capital-Power-Genesee-Generating-Station-Newsletter-Fall-2024.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210805131203/https://westmoreland.com/location/genesee-mine-alberta/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240121024658/https://www.capitalpower.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Capital-Power-Genesee-Connection-2023-Fall-Newsletter.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20230324234728/https://www.capitalpower.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2022-Capital-Power-Annual-Information-Form.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 March 2023.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/106455/000010645518000028/wlb201710-k.htm.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200203022923/https://www.aer.ca/providing-information/data-and-reports/statistical-reports/st98/coal/production.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210303093935/https://www.aer.ca/providing-information/data-and-reports/statistical-reports/st98/coal/production.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210930231351/https://www.aer.ca/providing-information/data-and-reports/statistical-reports/st98/coal/production.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230603023756/https://www.aer.ca/providing-information/data-and-reports/statistical-reports/st98/coal/production.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240125020739/https://www.aer.ca/providing-information/data-and-reports/statistical-reports/st98/coal/production.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20241003072259/https://www.aer.ca/providing-information/data-and-reports/statistical-reports/st98/coal/production. Archived from the original on 03 October 2024.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 13.00 13.01 13.02 13.03 13.04 13.05 13.06 13.07 13.08 13.09 13.10 Westmoreland Mining, Genesee Mine, Westmoreland company website, accessed June 2022
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "Genesee Generating Station", Capital Power website, accessed June 22, 2022.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 2023 Fall Genesee Newsletter, Capital Power website, Accessed November 2023.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 url=https://data.carbonmapper.org/
