Specifications - 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
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