Quintette Mine
{{#badges: Navbar-Global Coal Mine Tracker}} The Quintette mining project is primarily owned by Teck Coal and is located in northern British Columbia, Canada, approximately 20 kilometres south of the town of Tumbler Ridge. The mine had previously operated for a period of nearly 18 years up until 2000. In 2012, Teck completed a feasibility study to re-open Quintette. In 2013, Teck received a Mines Act Permit Amendment and, in 2014, Teck received all other required permits in order to restart the mine. In 2014, Teck deferred the restart the Quintette project and placed the mine on care and maintenance due to unfavourable market conditions. The project is fully permitted and able to proceed once there is a sustained improvement in demand for steelmaking coal.[1] In 2017, Teck communications officer Chris Stannell said, “We have no near-term plans to reopen Quintette.”[2]
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Location
The satellite photo below shows the mine near Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada.
Project Details
- Owner: Teck Resources Limited
- Parent company:
- Location: Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
- GPS coordinates: 54.9954042,-120.992099 (exact)
- Mine status: Cancelled
- Start year:
- Mineable reserves:
- Coal type:
- Mine size:
- Mine type: Surface
- Production: 3 million tons per year[3]
- Additional proposed production:
- Equipment: Open Pit
- Number of employees: 500
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Quintette Project, Teck Resources Limited website, accessed October 2019.
- ↑ Teck: no plans to reopen Quintette met coal mine, Mining.com, April 18, 2017.
- ↑ Teck waiting for next coal wave to revive Quintette, The Globe and Mail, updated May 11, 2018.
