This is coal country and tours of several local mines are offered throughout the summer in Sparwood and Elkford.
Teck operates five coal mines in the Elk Valley. The operations straddle a rich coal belt in the southeastern corner of British Columbia.
Elkford offers tours of Greenhills (July) and Fording River Operations (August) open pit mines. These tours are offered on Saturdays during the summer and originate from the Elkford Visitor Centre at 1pm: 1-855-877-9453 VisitorCentre@Elkford.ca
Sparwood offers tours in July and August. The Open Pit Mine Tours of the Elkview Operations depart three times per week from the Sparwood Visitor Centre: 1-877-485-8185
Administrator@SparwoodChamber.bc.ca
Sparwood is home to one of the world’s largest tandem axle dump trucks, the Terex Titan weighing 260 tons. It could carry 350 tons during its operation in one the area’s coal mines. Check out the photo at the link in the right column.
