Fording River Coal Mine, British Columbia, Canada
Key Data:
Producer of
Metallurgical and thermal coal
Location
29km northeast of Elkford, BC, Canada
Ownership
Elk Valley Coal Corporation (100%)
Geology type
Jurassic-Cretaceous coal measures of the Elk Valley coalfield
Mineral type
Low- to high-volatile bituminous A coals
Reserve base
227Mt proven and probable clean coal, plus 660Mt measured and indicated (2006)
Annual production
10Mt clean coal capacity
Mining method
Multi-seam open pit
Coal processing
Gravity, dense medium cyclone and flotation
Employment
880
Key Equipment:
Open pit
P&H 4100 and 2800 mining shovels
Marion 301-M and 351-M mining shovels
Hitachi EX3500 mining excavator
LeTourneau wheel loaders
Caterpillar wheel loaders
Komatsu 930 E 830E haul trucks
Caterpillar 793C haul trucks
Wabco coal haulers
Ingersoll-Rand IR-49R blasthole drills
Modular Mining Systems truck despatching system
