Trend Roman coal mine in Northeastern British Columbia. Image frm Conuma Resources.
British Columbia’s Environmental Appeal Board has upheld a ruling that handed Peace River Coal Inc. an C$800,000 ($580,000) fine after it repeatedly failed to comply with its environmental permit at its Trend Roman coal mine near Tumbler Ridge, Business in Vancouver reported.
The Peace River coal mine was a metallurgical coal mine in northeastern BC, that was owned by Anglo American and suspended production in 2014 due to low coal prices. In February 2025, the idled mine was sold to Conuma Resources, a coal miner with operations in northeastern BC.
The penalty was the largest ever issued by the B.C. Ministry of the Environment under the Environmental Management Act when it was first handed down in 2021. These infractions included failing to monitor mine waste discharge into fish-bearing waters and neglecting to…
