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Canada

B.C. fines Teck Coal over $220K for unauthorized waste spills

A mining company has been fined close to $221,000 for almost 30 instances of discharging waste into the environment without…

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Canada

Teck closes sale of B.C. coal mining operations to Swiss company

Teck Resources Ltd. says it has completed the sale of its remaining 77 per cent interest in its steel-making coal business…

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Tech

Coal mine contaminants blown onto snowpack in Alta., B.C.: study

Cancer-causing chemicals are being blown downwind from coal mines in southern British Columbia in concentrations that rival those next to oilsand mines,…

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Canada

Alberta’s last coal plant has powered down and is not expected to burn another lump

It appears Alberta’s coal era has come to an end. Capital Power’s Genesee 2 facility — the last dedicated coal plant…

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Nova Scotia

Donkin mine remains closed despite provincial OK to restart digging coal

A request for regulatory concessions may be at the heart of a lengthy shutdown at the underground coal mine in…

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Canada

Judge orders Alberta to produce massive trove of coal documents after 4-year fight

The Alberta government must produce thousands of documents on its attempts to encourage coal mining in the Rocky Mountains after…

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia Labour Department clears Donkin coal mine for year-round operation

Nova Scotia’s Labour Department has cleared the underground coal mine in Donkin for year-round operation, eight months after it was…

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Canada

Looking for a lump of coal in Alberta? This mine is your last chance

Barry Wilchiw has hauled coal for decades — coal to heat greenhouses, barns and industrial shops. In winter, it can be mixed with…

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Nova Scotia

Donkin coal miners had ‘relatively close call’ with second roof fall last summer

Workers at the Donkin coal mine had a “relatively close call” last summer, passing through an access tunnel just 90 minutes…

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Nova Scotia

Storm delays arrival of out-of-province teams in New Waterford Coal Bowl Classic

Organizers of the New Waterford Coal Bowl Classic, a national invitational high school boys basketball tournament in Nova Scotia celebrating…

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