Sherritt's Canadian operations The Genesee mine in Alberta has received the 2009 Alberta Chamber of Resources' Major Reclamation Award. Click here for details.

Sherritt is Canada's largest thermal coal producer, with nine surface mines in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Producing more than 94% of the thermal coal produced in the country. Sherritt currently supplies domestic utilities and international companies with fuel for electricity generation.

In addition to its operating activities, Sherritt is also working to build Canada's first clean coal gasification facility. This facility will have the potential to produce value added by-products such as hydrogen, clean diesel or synthetic natural gas, while at the same time capturing CO₂ from the process which can be either sequestered or used in enhanced oil recovery.

Sherritt's coal operations are delineated into three distinct entities:

Collectively, Sherritt's coal operations produced 39.4 million tonnes  of coal (100% basis) in 2009. CDP owns more than 400 years of coal reserves, and intends to build Canada's first coal gasification plant in Alberta. The Partnership is determined to unlock the value of coal in a clean and responsible manner as part of the country's energy future.

Sherritt, through its Technologies division, is constantly assessing clean coal solutions that are both commercially viable and environmentally acceptable. As a leading coal producer, Sherritt has much to gain from these technologies, which have the potential to improve operating efficiencies, diversify the use of coal, and help industry meet energy and regulatory requirements.

Looking to a cleaner coal future, Sherritt is involved in the following projects:

• Testing beneficiation (cleaning) technologies to remove sulphur and ash from coal so it burns cleaner and more efficiently
• Testing an activated carbon product to assist utilities to meet regulatory requirements for mercury capture in 2010
• Developing a gasification facility that converts coal into value added energy products in an environmentally beneficial manner