Celebrating Coal Mountain

On September 9, Coal Mountain Operations held their final Family Appreciation Day for employees and their families

After more than 110 years of mining, many employees at Coal Mountain will be transitioning to roles at other Teck operations when the mine reaches the end of its coal reserves, expected in March 2018. But before the Coal Mountain team parted ways, its senior management group wanted to recognize each individual’s contribution.

“Coal Mountain has always been a close-knit team and we wanted to give our employees a chance to show their family where they work, and to create memories for everyone who has been part of the final phase of operations,” said Craig Bishop, Acting General Manager.

Teck began planning for the end of mining at Coal Mountain in late 2015, starting with the commitment to offer uninterrupted employment by transitioning employees to other Teck operations in the Elk Valley. 

After mining finishes in 2018, the site will enter a care and maintenance phase when non-essential infrastructure will be decommissioned. All available land will be reclaimed under a 10-year reclamation program, including resloping, site preparation, and replanting of native species that aim to improve ecosystem and biodiversity values of the area. A Closure Task Group has also been formed to continue to seek input from members of local communities on aspects of the closure process such as minimizing socio-economic impacts, end land use objectives, and access.

Share Your Coal Mountain Memories

Do you have stories or photos from Coal Mountain Operations over the years? Present and past employees are invited to share their memories for inclusion in a future issue of Connect by e-mail at connect@teck.com.

Learn more about Teck’s approach to responsible mine closure at teck.com/aftermining.

Thank you

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Many thanks to those who contributed to and participated in this issue of Connect:

Catherine Adair, Community Relations Leader, Trail Operations; Adrian Anzulovich, Project Coordinator, Teck Digital Systems, Vancouver office; Barbara Brice, Senior Human Resources Generalist, Pend Oreille Mine; Wes Brulotte, Manager, Procurement, Teck Digital Systems, Vancouver office; Alannah Cervenko, Leader, Community Investment and Partnerships, Vancouver office; Pamela Chait, Manager, Corporate Affairs, Santiago office; Ben David, Senior Engineer, Mining, Coal Mountain Operations; Rebecca Edwards, Communications Coordinator, Community & Government Affairs, Sparwood office; Ariell Foran, Haul Truck Operator, Greenhills Operations; Corey Fowler, Shovel Operator, Coal Mountain Operations; Nora Lozano, Director, Health & Safety, Vancouver office; Jaime Mendoza Gallardo, Technical Instrumentation, Mine, Carmen de Andacollo Operations; Chad Pederson, Manager, Communications Planning, Corporate Affairs, Vancouver office; Danny Rioux, Manager, Business Improvement, Trail Operations; Jacqui Schneider, Senior Community Affairs Officer, Highland Valley Copper; Michael Schwartz, Manager, Market Research, Toronto office; Lin Zhang, General Manager & Director, Base Metals Marketing

On the Cover

Bob Porter, Plant Electrician, Process Maintenance Line Creek Operations

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