Metallurgical Coal

• Country singer Corb Lund gets OK to launch anti-coal petition drive in Alberta

  Corb Lund says he's seeking the intervention as new coal mines could threaten land and water on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains and affect the Prairies downstream.

  Environment

  Dec 8, 2025
  
• ‘We need an industry’: Crowsnest Pass residents voting on support for new coal mine

  The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass, home to about 6,000, is asking residents to say yes or no to a straightforward question.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2024
  
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• Head of Alberta commission on Rocky Mountain coal mining concerned over new applications

  Last week, an Australia-based company resurrected a proposal for the Grassy Mountain steelmaking coal mine in southern Alberta, applying for three licences from the AER.

  Environment

  Sep 25, 2023
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• Albertans want overall policy on Rocky Mountain development: coal committee

  'There was such a dam of public sentiment built up behind this issue, it's like opening a sluice gate,' said Ron Wallace, chairman of the province's coal policy committee.

  Environment

  Sep 3, 2021
• Ottawa to conduct environmental review of new steelmaking coal projects over selenium concerns

  The decision will capture any proposals that emerge from the eight steelmaking coal exploration projects in Alberta's Rocky Mountain foothills.

  Environment

  Jun 16, 2021
• More Alberta communities voice concern over province’s plans to expand coal

  The communities now protesting Alberta's right-of-centre government are considered conservative bedrock.

  Politics

  Jan 27, 2021
• Alberta government to change restrictions on foothills coal mining to ease development

  The Alberta government is changing coal policies to make it easier to develop open-pit mines in one of the province's most sensitive areas.

  Environment

  May 21, 2020
• The Coal Facts: thermal coal vs. metallurgical coal

  While metallurgical coal and thermal coal have similar geologic origins, their commercial markets and industrial uses are vastly different. This piece examines the primary differences between the two forms of coal.

  Jun 10, 2013