Table 1.6. Coal Production For The Calendar Year 1995.
(based on Mineral Resources Branch Report of Activities 1995, Report ME 1996-1, Appendix 1)
| Company |
Mine Name |
Location |
Production |
Total1Number Employed |
Approximate Value2 ($k) |
| |
|
|
Tons |
Tonnes |
|
|
| Underground Mining |
| Cape Breton Development Corp. (CBDC) |
Prince Mine |
Point Aconi, Cape Breton County |
|
|
|
|
| |
Phalen Mine |
Lingan, Cape Breton County |
|
|
|
|
| Total (underground) |
|
|
2,524,818 |
2 290 500 |
2,200 |
|
| Open Pit Mining |
| Black Gold Enterprises Limited |
Springhill Rail Bed Project |
Springhill, Cumberland County |
1,696 |
1 539 |
8 |
|
| Brogan Mining Company Limited |
Sullivan Creek and Toronto Rd. Mines |
Sullivan Creek, Cape Breton County |
68,129 |
61 806 |
20 |
|
| Cape Crushing Company Limited |
Merritt Point Mine |
North Sydney, Cape Breton County |
2,625 |
2 381 |
2 |
|
| Evans Coal Mines Limited |
St. Rose Mine |
St. Rose, Inverness County |
71,398 |
64 772 |
32 |
|
| Pioneer Coal Limited |
Westville Mine |
Westville, Pictou County |
38,506 |
34 932 |
29 |
|
| Thorburn Mining Limited |
Thorburn Mine |
Thorburn, Pictou County |
28,187 |
25 571 |
21 |
|
| Total (open pit) |
210,539 |
191 000 |
112 |
|
| Total for all Coal Producers |
2,735,357 |
2 481 500 |
2,312 |
167,970 |
| 1Personnel employed in clerical, supervisory, etc. positions as well as mining personnel. |
| 2Estimated from Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources sources. |
| Note: Production represents shipments; sum of components may not add up due to rounding. |
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