COALThermal coal

Plains Coal Measures

Ardley, Battle and Scollard coal zones (Paleocene)

Prairies coal zones are catalogued at reconnaissance scale only; the mineable-versus-deep split remains the open question for both coal and CBM.

Open on the map ↗Coalbed methane profileThermal coal profile

VALUE UNDER EACH SCENARIO

How the price deck moves this asset

ScenarioPrice indexRecoverableEconomicClears break-even
Reference1.00×$140B$127B91%
High Oil Price1.52×$213B$213B100%
Low Oil Price0.72×$101B$66B65%
Energy Transition1.00×$140B$127B91%
High Demand1.68×$235B$235B100%
Supply Shock1.00×$140B$127B91%
User Defined1.00×$140B$127B91%

Driver: gas-linked. Use the Scenario Laboratory sliders on the map for arbitrary assumptions.

SURVEY COVERAGE

What documents this asset

  • Alberta coal geology and coal-zone mappingAlberta Geological Survey (AGS) · Coal · Coal-zone polygons plus legacy 1:50,000 mine mapsLegacy / gapPublication ↗

Coverage zones (1)

  • Foothills & Plains coal-zone mapping — Alberta Geological Survey, Legacy 1:50,000 mine maps not yet harmonized with coal-zone GIS (Legacy / gap)

PROVENANCE

Registry rows

  • T07 · Industrial Mineral Occurrences of Alberta (DIG 2019-0027)Alberta Geological Survey · Target · FreeSource ↗
  • T12 · Lithium Content in Groundwater and Formation Water in Alberta (DIG 2019-0029)Alberta Geological Survey · Target · FreeSource ↗

Commodity profiles

Coalbed methane · LowThermal coal · Low