Elkview coal mine
The Elkview Coal Mine is a coal mine located in the British Columbia. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 220.6 million tonnes of coking coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Canada and the world.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Quarry
- Description: coal mine in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Elkview Operations”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sparwood.
Sparwood
Town
Photo: Andybremner2012, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sparwood is a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the second-largest community on the Elk River. Located approximately 30 kilometres from Fernie, the District Municipality of Sparwood has approximately 4,200 residents. Sparwood is situated 6 km southwest of Elkview coal mine.
Elkview coal mine
- Categories: coal mine and industry
- Location: Sparwood, East Kootenays, Kootenays, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.75578° or 49° 45′ 21″ northLongitude
-114.80398° or 114° 48′ 14″ westOperator
Teck Resources LimitedOpen location code
85X7Q54W+8COpenStreetMap ID
way 463200340OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryWikidata ID
Q16976187
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In Other Languages
“Elkview coal mine” goes by many names.
- French: “mine de charbon Elkview”
- French: “Mine de charbon Elkview”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Natal Ridge and Baldy Mountain.
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