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Murray River Coal Mine is a proposed coal mine in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Murray River Coal Mine | Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada[1] | 55.141319, -121.0796155 (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[2] | Construction[2] | New[2] | 2021 | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.8[2] | – | – | Underground[1] | Longwall[1] | 160[3] | 800*[3] | 780 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3180[3] | – | 688[3] | Peace River | Bituminous | Met[1] | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| HD Mining[3] | HD Mining International | 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 Murray River coal mine project is a proposed coal mine near Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada.
The project has estimated reserves of more than 3.18 billion tonnes. Initial mine site development will focus on the 37 km2, Plot 1, containing a proven deposit of 688 million tonnes. Surface work was set to being in 2012.[4] In 2015, the project was issued an environmental assessment certificate, which is good for 5 years.[5] The project was temporarily put into care and maintenance status in 2016 due to controversy over plans to hire temporary foreign workers.[6] In 2017, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change issued the Environmental Assessment Certificate, indicating approval for the project.[7] The project received a Mines Act permit on April 5, 2018, and an Environmental Management Act (EMA) permit on July 11, 2018.[8] Construction of the site will take 3 years.[9]
According to the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office, in December 2019, HD Mining requested an extension of the Environmental Assessment Certificate for the Murray River Coal Project. The Environmental Assessment Office granted this request in July 2020, extending the certificate deadline to October 2025.[10][11]
- Owner: HD Mining
- Parent company: HD Mining
- Location: Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
- GPS coordinates: 55.141319, -121.0796155 (approximate)
- Mine status: Proposed
- Start year:
- Mineable reserves: 3.18 billion tons
- Coal type:
- Mine size: 160 km2
- Mine type: Underground
- Production: 6 million tons per year[8]
- Equipment: Longwall mining
- Number of employees: 780
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (PDF) http://www.hdminingintl.com/uploads/files/murray-river-fact-sheet.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 https://www.projects.eao.gov.bc.ca/p/5885119caaecd9001b822d93/project-details.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 http://www.hdminingintl.com/murray-river-project.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Murray River Project, HD Mining website, accessed October 2019.
- ↑ Project Status, HD Mining, accessed October 2019.
- ↑ HD Mining’s contentious Murray River coal project put on hold, The Globe and Mail, MARCH 14, 2016.
- ↑ Murray River Coal Project, Government of Canada website, accessed October 2019.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Murray River Overview, BC Mine Information, accessed October 2019.
- ↑ Murray River Project, HD Mining, February 8, 2018.
- ↑ Murray River Coal, British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office website, accessed June 2022.
- ↑ Certificate Extension Decision Letter, British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office, accessed June 2022.
