Groundhog Project Anthracite Coal Mine
NRCan Major Projects Inventory: Announced & Planning
(as of 1 Oct 2025)
- Stage
- Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
- Value
- C$600Mfrom BC Major Projects Inventory
- Capacity
- Not published
- Owner
- Not published
- Last checked
- 30 Sep 2025
Stage timeline
- Proposedreported 30 Sep 2025
- ApprovedNot yet
- Under constructionNot yet
- CompleteNot yet
Proposed 1,616 hectare underground anthracite coal project includes several mine sites, rail link spur and resource road to connect to port facilities in Stewart. Pre-feasibility study estimates a 5.4 Mtpa resource over a 38 yr mine life. Exploration and testing continues through 2018.
Facts
- Location
- Smithers Area
- Municipality
- Smithers Area
- Province or state
- British Columbia, Canada · All of Canada
Nearby projects
- Kemess Underground Copper-Gold Mine · Mines · Under construction · about 92 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:
Announced & Planning
(as of 1 Oct 2025)
Sources
- BC Major Projects Inventory: MPI project 3584 (as of 30 Sep 2025)
- NRCan Major Projects Inventory: MPI 2025 project 0957 (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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