Thursday, June 19, 2025

Coronach, SK: 1979 Poplar River (Coal) Mine, Two B-E 2570 and Power Plant

Mine Maintenance: (Satellite)
Mine Loadout: (Satellite)
Power Plant: (Satellite)

Facebook Reel

Same reel

Traveling Lady Railfan, Sep 2023

I found the orange one but not the other one.
Satellite, accessed Jun 2025

Street View, Jul 2014

Reclamation, p5

Note the two shovels parked by the road at the top of this photo to the right of center.
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"The current annual 3.3 million-ton production from the 7,488-hectare Poplar River Mine, located near Coronach, South Central Saskatchewan, supplies the two generating units at Saskatchewan Power Corporation’s Poplar River Generating Station which utilizes cleaner, state-of-the-art electrically-powered equipment."

Traveling Lady Railfan, Sep 2023

Street View, Jul 2014

Reclamation, p2,3

cim, at webpage resolution
"The Poplar River Mine began back in 1979, first owned and operated by SaskPower Corporation of Saskatchewan. After many name changes over the years, the mine is now owned by Westmoreland Mining. The mine is located in picturesque southern Saskatchewan, saddled up against the Big Muddy Valley. Employing approximately 140 people, the mine has been a constant supplier of coal to the Poplar River generating station for over 44 years."

The draglines sometimes work in close proximity of each other.
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They use both dump trucks and...
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...belly-dump trucks.
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