The Luscar Energy Partnership, which consists of equal partners
The $75-million plan entails doubling the coal wash plant capacity and adding more mining equipment. As a result, annual thermal coal production would rise to 4 million tonnes by the second quarter of 2006.
About $25 million would be spent on mine development and rehabilitation and on expansion of the existing coal cleaning plant; the remaining $50 million will be used to lease new equipment.
Close to 100 permanent jobs would be created under the plan.
The additional production will be railed to coal terminals in British Columbia for shipment to locations in the Pacific Rim.
The partnership expects export coal markets to remain relatively strong over the next few years.
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