COAL ALLIANCE

Coal is the largest export through Port Metro Vancouver, generating 26,000 jobs across BC and $6.8 billion in economic activity each year. The coal exported from BC is a combination of steelmaking and thermal coal from mines in Canada and the United States. We are proud be an important economic driver in our province... Coal is a key ingredient in the production of steel. The coal is combined with iron ore under high heat to produce steel... Thermal coal is burned in power plants to produce electricity. Nearly four out of every 10 people on the planet today - most in developing nations - depend on thermal coal to produce electricity - as an affordable and dependable source of power.

Also known as: Coal