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Whitewood Mine

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http://www.transalta.com/transalta/webcms.nsf/AllDoc/BFA2485B74685BEE87257157004FA868/$File/KCsummer.pdf

http://www.transalta.com/transalta/webcms.nsf/AllDoc/5A08D6F5EFEE921887257157004FA865/$File/KCAug03.pdf

cease operations in 2010, recovery until 2013
TransAlta uses coal for Wabamun, Sundance, Keephills plants; also sells a small amount to local residents
operated by Luscar now, Fording Coal Ltd. in the past
post-mining water levels in reclaimed areas is returning to pre-mining levels

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http://www.eub.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_261_241_0_43/http%3B/extContent/publishedcontent/publish/eub_home/industry_zone/applications/notices/energy_issues/2002/1271519conv099.aspx

mine located north of Wabamun Lake in Parkland County
2.8 million tonnes of sub-bituminous coal mined annually

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http://www.ags.gov.ab.ca/activities/CBM/pages/figure_13_whitewood_fold.html

Ardley coal zone features glacially-induced folds in the coal seam

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http://www.eab.gov.ab.ca/dec/98-237.html

47 hectares
the 2.8 megatonnes of coal supplies fuel to generate approximately 13% of Alberta's electrical requirement

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http://www3.eub.gov.ab.ca/eub/dds/iar_query/ShowAttachment.aspx?DOCNUM=299476

approx. 65 kilometres west of Edmonton
about 51 million tonnes of reserves
Highvale operates in the area, and produces 12.9 MT/an.
pits shall be reclaimed as lakes, or filled-in with backfill; dumpslopes will be recontoured to achieve long-term stability
infrastructure (power lines, service roads, sedimentation ponds, ditches) to be removed and reclaimed
equipment sold or scrapped
subsoil and/or topsoil to be placed on all disturbed lands, followed by seeding or reforestation

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http://www.cseg.ca/publications/journal/1988_12/1988_Lyatsky_H_seismic_coal_expl.pdf

in the exploration for coal, seismic mapping models were used
late Cretaceous, Early Tertiary age coal deposits
coal separated into six distinct seams, from oldest to newest: Edmonton, Bearpaw, Horseshoe Canyon, Whitemud, Battle, Scollard, and Paskapoo (Gibson nomenclature, 1977)
bentonitic sediments, up to three metres in thickness, exist in the Scollard coal zone
glacial till occupies the top several metres
coal-bearing interval from 20m to 70m thick

Gibson, D.W., 1977, Upper Cretacious and Tertiary coal-bearing strata in the Drumheller-Ardley region, Red Deer river valley, Alberta: Geol. Surv. Can. Paper 76-35

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http://environment.gov.ab.ca/info/library/6139.pdf