Tent Mountain

{{#badges: Navbar-Global Coal Mine Tracker}} The Tent Mountain Mine is located on the Front Ranges of the Canadian Rocky Mountains in south western Alberta and straddles the Alberta-British Columbia border about 16 km west of the town of Coleman. The mine is owned by Montem resources.

Location

The satellite photo below shows the approximate proposed mine site near the town of Coleman, straddling the British Columbia- Alberta border in Canada.

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Background

Coal was discovered at Tent Mountain by prospectors in the early 1900s, and small-scale underground mining was carried out until the 1940s. In 1948 the first open-cut mine was opened at Tent Mountain, and various phases of open-cut mining occurred until 1983 when operations of the Coleman Collieries were suspended. In its current state the Environmental protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA) does not allow mining and requires amendment to allow mining activities to re-start at Tent Mountain. Montem is in the process of applying for an amendment to the EPEA, along with several other licences which are required to undertake mining. The site contains 32.1 million tons (27.1Mt Indicated, and 5.0Mt Inferred) of reserves. Montem intends to complete a feasibility study for the Tent Mountain mine which will aim to show a fast re-start of operations is feasible, at relatively low start-up capital.

The Tent Mountain property consists of Alberta Crown Coal Mineral Leases, Alberta Freehold coal lands, and British Columbia Crown Coal Licenses. All mining, however, is currently planned to occur in Alberta because of the high quality of the coal, the large quantity resources, the proximity to infrastructure and the favorable seam geometries. A total of five coal seams have been identified on this property. The company was moving towards production of Tent Mountain in the second half of 2018. In 2018, it was predicted that Montem would begin production in Tent Mountain within two years.

Project Details

• Owner: Pacific American Coal Ltd
• Parent company: Pacific American Holdings Limited
• Location: Near the town of Coleman, straddling British Columbia and Alberta, Canada
• GPS coordinates: 49.5542903,-114.707508 (exact)
• Mine status: Proposed
• Start year: 1948
• Mineable reserves: 32.1 million tons
• Coal type:
• Mine size: 417 ha
• Mine type: Surface
• Production:
• Additional proposed production:
• Equipment: Opencut mining
• Number of employees:

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