Fording River Extension Project (Castle)
NRCan Major Projects Inventory: In Review
(as of 1 Oct 2025)
- Stage
- Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
- Value
- C$4.4Bfrom BC Major Projects Inventory
- Capacity
- Not published
- Owner
- EVR Operations Ltd. (formerly Teck Coal)
- Last checked
- 30 Sep 2025
Stage timeline
- Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
- ApprovedNot yet
- Under constructionNot yet
- CompleteNot yet
Proposal to extend the lifespan of the Fording River Operations by 40 years. Project will expand the mining area south of the current mine and use existing infrastructure. An application for a 2025 exploration program is under review.
Facts
- Location
- Elk Valley
- Municipality
- Elk Valley
- Province or state
- British Columbia, Canada · All of Canada
- Estimated completion
- Q4 2031 from BC Major Projects Inventory
Nearby projects
- Bingay Main Coal Project · Mines · Proposed · about 13 km away
- Line Creek Coal Mine Phase 2 · Mines · Proposed · about 30 km away
- Crown Mountain Coking Coal Project · Mines · Proposed · about 40 km away
- Baptiste Nickel (Decar) · Mines · Proposed · about 42 km away
- Coal Mountain Phase 2 Project · Mines · On hold · about 63 km away
Latest updates
- : first recorded here. BC Major Projects Inventory, 30 Sep 2025 edition.
Stage history
- Proposed BC Major Projects Inventory:
Proposed: Preliminary/Feasibility
(as of 30 Sep 2025) - Proposed NRCan Major Projects Inventory:
In Review
(as of 1 Oct 2025)
Sources
- BC Major Projects Inventory: MPI project 4341 (as of 30 Sep 2025)
- NRCan Major Projects Inventory: MPI 2025 project 8075 (as of 1 Oct 2025)
Licences: Open Government Licence – British Columbia; Open Government Licence – Canada. Full credits: Data sources and licences.
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