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Groundhog Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in British Columbia, Canada.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Groundhog Coal Mine | British Columbia, Canada | 55.9864782, -129.937176 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proposed[1] | Pre-Permit[2] | New | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | – | – | Underground & Surface | Mixed | 800[3] | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | 1016[2] | – | Anthracite[1] | – | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Atrum Coal Groundhog Inc[2] | Atrum 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 Groundhog mine is a proposed coal project in the Groundhog Coalfield in north-western British Columbia, Canada.
Atrum Coal completed the pre-feasibility (PFS) study for the project in May 2014, and the supplementary PFS (SPFS) was completed in October 2014. The project involves a 5.4 Mtpa run-of-mine (ROM) underground operation and is estimated to have a mine life of 38 years. The Groundhog project is estimated to contain JORC-compliant measured, indicated and inferred resources of 1.57 billion tonnes. The deposit is amenable to both underground and open cut mining. Site preparation work started in July 2014 with the aim of clearing the site to allow movement of the heavy equipment. Commercial production was anticipated to begin in the second half of 2016.[4] The Groundhog project is the world's largest undeveloped anthracite deposit.[5]
Progress on the project is slow, but ongoing. During Q4 2021, Atrum Coal paid $587k (Canadian dollars) for the renewal of the tenements that comprise the Groundhog and Panorama Project for the years 2021 and 2022.[6]
- Owner: Atrum Coal
- Parent company: Atrum Coal
- Location: British Columbia, Canada
- GPS coordinates: 55.9864782,-129.937176 (approximate)
- Mine status: Proposed
- Start year:
- Mineable reserves: 1.5 billion tons
- Coal type:
- Mine size: 800km²
- Mine type: Surface and underground
- Production: 5.4 million tons per year[7]
- Additional proposed production:
- Equipment: Adit style or cut-and-cover portal method
- Number of employees: 400
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.atrumcoal.com/projects/groundhog-and-panorama/.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (PDF) https://www.atrumcoal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ATU_Annual-Report.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/videos/battery-metals-unbated-long-term-need-for-supply-security-despite-short-term-headwinds.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Groundhog Anthracite Project, British Columbia, Mining Technology, accessed October 2019.
- ↑ Groundhog project, Mining Data Solutions, accessed October 2019.
- ↑ Quarterly Activities Report, Atrum Coal, January 28, 2022.
- ↑ Atrum Coal invests in anthracite mine in Canada, Mining Global, September 29, 2015.
