Biggest mines in B.C. in 2022

 

Ranked by mine revenue in 2021

Published September 26, 2022. Sources: Interviews with mining operators and BIV research. If logged in as a subscriber, scroll down to the end of the list to download this year's version, as well as versions from previous years.

Rank '22 Mine/Nearest town Mine operator No. of employees at mine Type of operation Years in operation/years remaining Commodities produced Amounts produced '20 Amounts produced '21 Mine revenue '21/'20

1

Elkview (1)
Sparwood

Teck Resources Ltd
550 Burrard St Suite 3300, Vancouver V6C 0B3
P: 604-699-4000 F: 604-699-4750 teck.com

NP

Open-pit mine

45/29

Metallurgical coal

6.7 million tonnes of coal

8 million tonnes of coal

$2,000,000,000 (2)
$1,071,562,500 (2)

2

Fording River (1)
Elkford

Teck Resources Ltd
550 Burrard St Suite 3300, Vancouver V6C 0B3
P: 604-699-4000 F: 604-699-4750 teck.com

1,200

Open-pit mine

47/27

Metallurgical coal

6.2 million tonnes of coal

8 million tonnes of coal

$2,000,000,000 (2)
$991,575,000 (2)

3

Highland Valley Copper
Logan Lake

Teck Resources Ltd
550 Burrard St Suite 3300, Vancouver V6C 0B3
P: 604-699-4000 F: 604-699-4750 teck.com

NP

Open-pit mine

NP/NP

Copper, molybdenum

119,000 tonnes of copper

131,000 tonnes of copper

$1,440,000,000
$993,000,000

4

Greenhills
Elkford

Teck Resources Ltd
550 Burrard St Suite 3300, Vancouver V6C 0B3
P: 604-699-4000 F: 604-699-4750 teck.com

NP

Open-pit mine

30/46

Metallurgical coal

5 million tonnes of coal

5.5 million tonnes of coal

$1,375,000,000 (2)
$799,875,000 (2)

5

Line Creek (1)
Sparwood

Teck Resources Ltd
550 Burrard St Suite 3300, Vancouver V6C 0B3
P: 604-699-4000 F: 604-699-4750 teck.com

500

Open-pit mine

Metallurgical coal

3.2 million tonnes of coal

3.5 million tonnes of coal

$875,150,000 (2)
$511,650,000 (2)

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