Western Coal re opens Willow Creek mine early grand opening
Western Coal reopened its Willow Creek mine two months ahead of schedule and boosted reserves by 88 percent to 29.6 million tonnes. At the ribbon cutting Keith Calder announced plans to raise production to 1.7 million tonnes per year by late 2011, expanding from 900000 tonnes. The company aims to lift Northeast BC output to about six million tonnes in three years, creating over 300 jobs at full capacity.