Specifications - Greenhills Coal Mine, British Columbia, Canada

Key Data
Producer of	Metallurgical and thermal coal
Location	8km northeast of Elkford, BC, Canada
Ownership	Elk Valley Coal Corporation (80%); Pohang Steel Canada (20%)
Geology type	Jurassic-Cretaceous coal measures of the Elk Valley coalfield
Mineral type	Low- to high-volatile bituminous A coals
Reserve base	96Mt proven and probable clean coal, plus 304Mt measured and indicated (2006)
Annual production	5.0Mt clean coal capacity
Mining method	Open pit
Processing method	Gravity, dense medium cyclones and flotation
Employment	470
Key Equipment
Open pit	Marion 301-M mining shovel
	P&H 4100 and 2800 mining shovels
	LeTourneau wheel loader
	Caterpillar wheel loaders
	Bucyrus International BE49R blasthole drills
	Komatsu Haulpak 830E haul trucks
	Aquila Mining global positioning system
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