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Operation

Overview

  • NWP Coal Canada Limited (“NWP”) is developing the Crown Mountain Hard Coking Coal Project in the Elk Valley, British Columbia
  • Crown Mountain is expected to produce an average of 86% Hard Coking Coal (“HCC”) and 14% Pulverised Coal Injection (“PCI”) over the life of mine which is currently 15 years
  • Production averages 2 million clean tonnes of coal per year and over the life of mine, will be mined from three open pits
  • The Project is proximate to existing infrastructure, roads and rail with clean coal railed to one of three Canadian West coast ports with spare capacity
  • Bankable Feasibility Study completed in 2020 by Stantec and Sedgman
  • Environmental Assessment in the Application Development Phase with EAO and the Technical Review Phase with IAAC
  • Construction and first coal production timing are dependent on the regulatory process which is expected to take a few more years
  • First coal is targeted for late 2026, depending on the duration of the regulatory and permitting processes
  • The construction of Crown Mountain will provide up to approximately 500 jobs
  • Crown Mountain is expected to provide up to approximately 330 operational jobs, with a focus on utilizing a local workforce
  • The Project’s footprint is approximately 1280 hectares including all buffers and contingency areas. Without those, the footprint is 851 hectares