Canada
Canada holds 78 billion tonnes of coal, primarily bituminous and sub-bituminous, though Saskatchewan holds significant reserves of lignite coal. The Elk Valley, located in the southeast corner of British Columbia, is host to one of the world's largest deposits of hard coking coal. Five mines are operated by the Teck mining company in this area.
See also: Western Canadian Sedimentary BasinRead more about this topic: Coal-mining Region
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Irving Layton (b. 1912)
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—Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)