Public hearings for Benga Mining Ltd.’s proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Project in the Crowsnest Pass will begin on October 27. The hearings, which will be held online and are expected to go until December 2, are the next step in the federal impact assessment. The proposed project includes the construction and operation of an open-pit metallurgical coal mine near Blairmore. Construction is expected to take up to two years, and operation will last up to 25 years.
The list of hearing participants includes AEN member groups, the Alberta Wilderness Association, CPAWS Southern Alberta, and the Alberta Chapter of The WildlifeSociety. The hearings will be recorded and streamed on YouTube.
Click here to see a short video on poisoning the watershed
Grassy Mountain is the first of at least six mountain-top removal coal mines proposed by large Australian mining companies in various stages of regulatory approval in the region. More than 50,000 ha of the Old Man River headwaters are under lease for future mining.
Learn More & Take Action
- Albertans for a Coal Free Southwest (CPAWS Southern Alberta & Livingstone Landowners Group)
- Coal Mining Threat to the South Eastern Slopes of the Rockies (Livingstone Landowners Group)
- Fight for Coal Mine Free Rockies (CPAWS Southern Alberta)
Alberta Environmental Network Society
PO Box 4541
Edmonton AB T6E 5G4
780-757-4872
