LINE CREEK OPERATIONS PHASE II PROJECT DESCRIPTION UPDATE

Submitted To: BC Environmental Assessment Office 1st Floor 836 Yates Street PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC, V8W 9V1

Pursuant To: Environmental Assessment Act

Submitted By: Teck Coal Limited – Line Creek Operations

September 2011

Teck Coal Limited – Line Creek Operations Phase ll Project Description Update

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION ...... 1 2 PROJECT INFORMATION ...... 4 2.1 Proponent Contacts ...... 4 2.2 Project Location and Overview ...... 5 2.3 On-site Infrastructure ...... 22 2.4 Off-site Infrastructure ...... 24 2.5 Environmental Management ...... 25 2.5.1 Waste Management ...... 25 2.5.2 Mine Water Management ...... 26 2.6 Mine Reclamation, Closure and Monitoring ...... 27 2.7 Alternatives ...... 28 2.8 Environmental Assessment Process and Regulatory Triggers ...... 29 2.8.1 British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act ...... 29 2.8.2 Canadian Environmental Assessment Act ...... 29 2.8.3 Key Provincial and Municipal Permits and Approvals ...... 30 2.8.4 Updated Environmental Assessment Schedule ...... 31 3 REFERENCES CITED ...... 33

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 Conceptual Schedule for Mine Development ...... 14 Table 2 Permits and Approvals Likely Required for the Project ...... 30 Table 3 Updated Environmental Assessment Schedule ...... 32

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 Project Location ...... 6 Figure 2 Project Footprint and Existing Line Creek Operations ...... 7 Figure 3 Environmentally Sensitive Areas Regional Scale ...... 8 Figure 4 Surface Water Management Features (End-Of-Mining) ...... 11 Figure 5 Mining Sequence – End of 2013 ...... 16 Figure 6 Mining Sequence – End of 2015 ...... 17 Figure 7 Mining Sequence – End of 2018 ...... 18 Figure 8 Mining Sequence – End of 2023 ...... 19 Figure 9 Mining Sequence – End of 2028 ...... 20 Figure 10 Mining Sequence – End of 2031 ...... 21

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix A LCO Phase II Project Area Coal Licences and Leases Appendix B Additional Regulatory Information

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ACRONYMS

AEMP Aquatic Effects Monitoring Program BC British Columbia BC EAO BC Environmental Assessment Office BCEAA British Columbia Environmental Assessment Act

BRN Burnt Ridge North BRS Burnt Ridge South CEA Canadian Environmental Assessment CEAA Canadian Environmental Assessment Act CP Canadian Pacific DFO Fisheries and Oceans (formerly Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada) e.g. For example EAC Environmental Assessment Certificate EMS Environmental Management System HADD Harmful alteration, disruption or destruction HSR Horseshoe Ridge i.e. That is ISO International Organization for Standardization LCO Line Creek Operations masl Metres above sea level MEMPR Ministry of Energy Mines and Petroleum Resources MM Mount Michael MSAN Mine Services Area North MSAWX Mine Services Area West Extension NLC North Line NLX North Line Extension No. Number Teck Teck Coal Limited the Project the LCO Phase II Project

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UNITS

% percent ° degrees ha hectare kg/day kilograms per day km kilometre km2 square kilometres kV kilovolt m metre m3 cubic metres m3/day cubic metres per day Mmtcc million metric tonnes of clean coal

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1 INTRODUCTION

Teck Coal Limited (Teck), the Coal Business Unit of Teck Resources Limited, is the leading North American producer of steel making and thermal-grade coal. The company operates six open-pit mines in western Canada: Cardinal River, Coal Mountain, Fording River, Greenhills, Elkview and Line Creek. Five of these mines are in the Elk Valley of southeastern Briti