Donkin Coal Mine

• Nova Scotia coal mine remains closed while officials examine repairs after rock fall

  Nova Scotia's Labour Department said that repairs will be reviewed by an outside consultant before any decision is made to allow operations at the underground mine to resume.

  Canada

  Aug 10
  
• Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mine shut down again over reports of rock fall

  The Donkin underground coal mine in Cape Breton has been shut down for the second time in two weeks after reports of a rock fall on Saturday.

  Canada

  Jul 16
  
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• Inspections to increase after fire shuts down Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mine

  No one was in the mine when the fire broke out on April 30, but the department has yet to say what caused the fire or where it happened.

  Canada

  May 12
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• Underground fire breaks out at Nova Scotia’s Donkin coal mine, stop-work order issued

  Nova Scotia's Department of Labour says it has issued a stop-work order following an underground fire at the Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton.

  Fire

  May 1
• Nova Scotia’s Donkin coal mine cited for safety violations since fall reopening

  Nova Scotia's Labour Department has cited the Donkin coal mine for a lengthy list of safety violations since the underground operation in Cape Breton reopened in mid-September.

  Canada

  Jan 19
• Nova Scotia issues seven-year industrial approval for Cape Breton coal mine

  Nova Scotia's Environment Department has renewed the industrial approval for the Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton for the next seven years.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2022
• Environmental groups critical of work resumption at Cape Breton’s Donkin mine

  Environmental organizations are criticizing the Nova Scotia government's decision to allow work to resume at Cape Breton's Donkin coal mine following a two-year closure.

  Environment

  Sep 15, 2022
• Shuttered Cape Breton coal mine restarts operations after two-year closure

  A Cape Breton coal mine that was shuttered two years ago amid slumping coal prices and repeated government stop-work orders following roof falls has resumed operations.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2022
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• Company plans to reopen Cape Breton coal mine after 2-year shutdown: councillor

  A local politician in Cape Breton says the shuttered Donkin coal mine, which closed two years ago amid clumping coal prices and roof fall warnings, could be reopening.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2022
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• Owners of Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mine permanently close underground operation 

  In a statement released today, Kameron Collieries ULC says it's ceasing production operations due to "adverse geologic conditions in the mine."

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2020