Crown Mountain coal project

This article is part of the Global Coal Mine Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor and the Center for Media and Democracy.

Sub-articles:

CoalSwarm portal page Proposed coal mines Existing coal mines Coal mines Coal mines in Australia Coal mines in Canada Coal mines in the United States

Crown Mountain Coking Coal Project is located in the East Kootenay Region, approximately 12 kilometres from the District of Sparwood in southeastern British Columbia.

Location

The satellite photo below shows the mine site near Sparwood, British Columbia, Canada.

Loading map...

{"type":"HYBRID","minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"types":["ROADMAP","SATELLITE","HYBRID","TERRAIN"],"mappingservice":"googlemaps3","width":"600px","height":"400px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","visitedicon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"wmsoverlay":false,"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":10,"layers":[],"controls":["pan","zoom","type","scale","streetview","rotate"],"zoomstyle":"DEFAULT","typestyle":"DEFAULT","autoinfowindows":false,"resizable":false,"kmlrezoom":false,"poi":true,"markercluster":false,"clustergridsize":60,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clusteraveragecenter":true,"clusterminsize":2,"imageoverlays":[],"kml":[],"gkml":[],"searchmarkers":"","enablefullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":false,"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":49.8066666,"lon":-114.7266666,"icon":""}]}

Background

Crown Mountain Coking Coal Project is an open-pit metallurgical coal mine proposed by NWP Coal Canada Ltd. The production capacity of the project would be 3.7 million tonnes per year over a mine-life of about 16 years. Run of mine coal reserves are estimated at 56 million tonnes, of which 50 million tonnes are proven and 6 million tonnes are probable.

In 2018, Bathurst Resources struck a C$121.5-million agreement with project owner Jameson Resources to acquire a 50% interest in the Crown Mountain project. Jameson Resources has said that with the financial backing and management assistance from Bathurst, the company was confidently moving Crown Mountain forward on all fronts. Jameson CEO Art Palm said, “We anticipate continuing to work hand-in-hand with Bathurst as Crown Mountain heads towards gaining its environmental approvals, mining permits, and ultimately construction and development of the mine.”

Project Details

• Owner: NWP Coal Canada Ltd.
• Parent company: Jameson Resources Ltd.
• Location: Sparwood, British Columbia, Canada
• GPS coordinates: 49.8066666,-114.7266666 (approximate)
• Mine status: Proposed
• Start year: 2014
• Mineable reserves: 56 million tonnes
• Coal type:
• Mine size: 2,588 hectares
• Mine type: Surface
• Production: 3.7 million tonnes per year
• Additional proposed production:
• Equipment: Open pit Mining
• Number of employees: 298

Articles and resources

Related SourceWatch articles

• Canada and coal