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Canadian coal mine number by province 2017

Number of coal mines in Canada as of 2017 by province

The data presents the number of coal mines in Canada as of 2017, by province. Coal is the most abundant fossil fuel resource in Canada, with more than nine tenths of Canada's deposits located in western Canada. British Columbia has the most coal mines of any province in Canada, with ten mines as of 2017.

British Columbia	10
Alberta	9
Saskatchewan	3
Nova Scotia	2
Total	24
Canadian coal mines currently in operation	19

Canadian coal mine number by province 2017

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