Coal Mountain mine

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This mine originally opened in 1908 and was one of the first open pit coal mines in Canada. The current mine opened in 1979, and produces both thermal and metallurgical coal (2.5 million tonnes per year) for export.

www.teck.com/Generic.aspx?PAGE=Operations%20Pages/Metal...

www.mining-technology.com/projects/coalmt/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teck_Resources
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Coordinates:   49°29'55"N   114°39'29"W

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  • Looks like they erased the old ghost town of Corbin. Not much left of the old Canadian West.
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