Hat Creek Coal Mine
- Identifier
- 1.02160
- Title
- Hat Creek Coal Mine
- Scope and contents
- Item is a photograph of a large trench at Hat Creek, British Columbia. Likely, this trench was the result of the B.C. Hydro coal mining project that was proposed for this area.
- Date
- November 1978
- Spatial Coverage
- Hat Creek (B.C.)
- Subject
- Trenches
- Context
- The photo is probably a snapshot of some of the preliminary testing areas that were conducted by B.C. Hydro who proposed that the Hat Creek coal deposit could be used to fuel generators for electric power generation. Because this large coal deposit contained high levels of sulphur and other toxic trace elements, environmentalists were concerned that even with pollution control devices, the mining would result in the drift of acid rain which would threaten the fragile ecology of the dry alkaline interior. The people of the Bonaparte Reserve who live closest to the project were concerned as well and were already being negatively impacted by having their livelihoods threatened. Since B.C. Hydro had been buying out ranching operations to secure the land for the project, half of the people on the Bonaparte Band List were forced to leave their homes to look for other employment.
- Hat Creek Project
- Physical description
- 1 photograph : b&w acetate negative ; 35 mm
- Related materials
- Related article appeared on page 10 of UBCIC News (February 1979), entitled "Hydro Buying Out Ranches".
- Statement of Responsibility
- Cuthand, Beth (photographer)
- Rights
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- Rights Holder
- Copyright held by Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
- To request permission for use or copies please contact the UBCIC Library and Archives.
- General notes
- Title transcribed from contact sheet
- Last Modified
- August 26, 2024
Linked resources
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