Lodgepole and Sage Creek Coal Mines

Synopsis

Cline Mining has two coal mine proposals in the Flathead River watershed: Lodgepole in the upper Flathead, Sage & Cabin Creek further downstream. Concerns include local landscape and habitat impacts, and effects on water downstream, esp. in Montana. In 2004, the BC government created a ten-year Coal Land Reserve, and in 2010 banned mining in the Flathead watershed. The company has written off all three projects.

Category Mining

Type Coal

Prov BC

Region Southwest

Posted 28Sep09

Updated 30Jan12

Status Cancelled

Resolution

In 2004, the BC Government issued a ten year mining moratorium in the Flathead watershed. In 2010, legislation permanently removed the watershed from coal mining.
http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/ID/freeside/280_2007a

Cline Mining says: "These properties have been written off due to the revocation by Government of the Company’s coal mining Licenses
(Titles) issued by Government in British Columbia, Canada. ... the Company has filed a claim for compensation from government for the fair value of the coal properties. The compensation requested from government is $274 million with respect to the Lodgepole coalmine property plus $235 million for the Sage Creek coal mine property."
MD&A, Oct 17, 2011

Belongs to this group:

Flathead Wild

Includes these hotspots:

Contacts

LOCAL
COMMUNITY

Flathead Wild, info(at)flathead.ca, www.flathead.ca

Wildsight, Casey Brennan, Program Manager, casey(at)wildsight.ca, www.wildsight.ca, 250-423-3860, 250-423-2603, 250-423-0402 (cell)

PROVINCIAL
REGIONAL

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), Chloe O'Loughlin, Executive Director, info(at)cpawsbc.org, www.cpawsbc.org, 604-685-7445 ext 23

Sierra Club of BC, Sarah Cox, sarah(at)sierraclub.bc.ca, www.sierraclub.bc.ca , 250-386-5255 x 257, 250-812-1762(cell)

GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES

Lodgepole Coal Mine project page at BC Environmental Assessment Office

ABORIGINAL
GROUPS

Ktunaxa Nation, Kathryn Teneese, Chair, Garry Slonowski, Communications Officer, Ktunaxa Nation Council, gslonowski(at)ktunaxa.org, www.ktunaxa.org, 7468 Mission Road, Cranbrook, BC V1C 7E5, 250-489-2464

PROPONENT

Cline Mining Corp., Ken Bates, CEO, Gordon Gormley COO and Project Manager, gordon3511(at)shaw.ca, www.clinemining.com, 604-687-7789, 604-351-4519 (cell)

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