Canada suppressing data on coal mine pollution, say U.S. officials
- Jul
- 07
Frustrated U.S. representatives on a commission tasked with protecting the quality of water flowing across the Canada/U.S. border have gone public with claims that Canadian commissioners are refusing to accept scientific data that shows an increase in selenium pollution from B.C.’s Elk Valley coal mines. Two U.S. commissioners on the International Joint Commission have released […]
read moreUS to Crack Down on Pollution from BC Coal Mines
- Apr
- 29
The continuous flow of dangerous pollution from BC’s Elk Valley coal mines into a Montana watershed is a top discussion item for Canadian and U.S. delegates convening at a bilateral meeting in Washington, D.C., Thursday. Selenium from five metallurgical coal mines owned and operated by Teck Resources has been leaching into B.C.’s Elk River and […]
read moreChange.org Petition on Bingay Coal
- Mar
- 27
Change.org has a petition calling for viewers to Say NO to Bingay Coal Mine in Elkford BC. This is the change.com request: The proposed Bingay Coal Mine will be 21 km north of Elkford and within the Elk Valley of British Columbia. It will bring imminent harm to the animals dependant on this vital, wildlife […]
read moreElkford not supporting Bingay Coal
- Jan
- 12
The District of Elkford is officially not supporting the proposed Bingay coal mine, 21 kms North of the District, at this time. The District is sending a letter to the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines, & Petroleum Resources expressing concerns about the proposed coal mine. Mayor Dean McKerracher says they’re worried about the potential effects […]
read moreBingay Coal Public Comment Period Begins
- Nov
- 02
Centermount Coal has entered into the Public Consultation Process and comment period for their proposed Bingay Coal project. For the next 32 days, from November 2nd, 2017 to December 5th, 2017 public input is welcome. This is the public’s opportunity to comment on the potential effects including environmental, recreation, economic, social and health. The public’s […]
read moreEast Kootenay Coalfields
- Aug
- 01
The East Kootenay Coalfields comprise three separate fields extending from the Montana border northward and known respectively as Flathead, Crowsnest, and Elk Valley coalfields. These are the most important coalfields of the province, having produced, since 1898, over 500 million tonnes of mainly metallurgical coal. All three fields are underlain by the Jura-Cretaceous Kootenay Group, […]
read moreCoal Pumps $1 Billion into Economy
- Aug
- 08
Teck’s Elk Valley coal operations in the southeastern B.C. spent more than $1 billion on goods and services in the province in 2013, a new report by Resource Works says. While about one quarter of that spending took place in the southern Interior region the coal operations are located, nearly 60 per cent of the […]
read moreBingay Coal suspended
- Apr
- 09
The Board of Directors of Centermount Coal Ltd announced today a suspension of the exploration and development program at Centermount’s Bingay Main metallurgical coal project located in the Elk Valley of British Columbia, approximately 21 kilometres north of Elkford and on the western boundary of Teck’s Fording operation. The Chairman of the Board, Jack Austin, […]
read moreNew coal mine company plans to start production in 2016
- Jan
- 24
Executives from a company proposing to construct a new coal mine in the Elk Valley, have been meeting with Fernie, Sparwood and Elkford councils, and plan to begin construction in 2014. Centermount Coal’s proposed Bingay Creek coal mine site is about 21 km north of Elkford. This is an area that has had coal exploration […]
read moreGlencore’s purchase of Elk Valley Resources Review
- Feb
- 03
Glencore’s purchase of Elk Valley Resources from Teck Resources Limited is subject to mandatory regulatory approvals, being Investment Canada Act and competition approvals
read more