Alberta Mining

• Ottawa blocks development of controversial proposed Alberta coal mine

  The federal government says a controversial coal mine in Crowsnest Pass will not be allowed to go ahead, citing the findings of a joint review panel report.

  Canada

  Aug 6, 2021
  
• Appeals requested over Grassy Mountain Coal Project decision

  The battle over a proposed open-pit coal mine in the Crowsnest Pass continues.

  Environment

  Jul 19, 2021
  
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• Coal company presents to committee of Lethbridge city council following Grassy Mountain denial

  The Grassy Mountain denial hasn't led to other coal companies giving up on their proposed projects along Alberta's eastern slopes. 

  Environment

  Jun 23, 2021
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• Concerns over Alberta government’s plans for public consultation on new coal policy

  It's been just over a week since the Alberta government reinstated the 1976 coal policy. There was a promise made to engage in robust public consultation, but some are skeptical.

  Environment

  Feb 17, 2021
• Mining for metals needed for electric cars faces obstacles in Canada due to low prices

  The cost of electric vehicles is expected to decline to reach parity with internal combustion vehicles in 2024 and 2025 and consumer demand could skyrocket in a very short period of time, but Canada doesn't yet have the metal mining facilities to provide materials.

  Economy

  Nov 8, 2020
• 11 bridges lead visitors on a tour of Alberta’s coal mining past in Wayne

  Located in the Alberta Badlands, Wayne is a link to the not-so-distant past: a town of 29 residents where 2,500 people once lived and worked in a dozen underground coal mines.

  Features

  Sep 30, 2019
• ‘Energy hunters’: Bitcoin miners search for cheap, innovative energy sources

  The CEO of Hut 8 Mining Corp. recently set up his company in Drumheller because its cheap electricity rates give him the biggest margins for his Bitcoin mining business.

  Economy

  Jan 28, 2018