Cascade, Highwood, Nordegg (Brazeau) | Non-coking coal from mountain areas. Commonly called steam coal. A good storage, weather resistant coal. Burns with a short, slightly smoky flame. Used for railways and for steam raising in general. This coal, when briquetted, is also used for domestic heating. |
Crowsnest, Mountain Park | Coking bituminous coal from mountain areas. Also commonly called steam coal. A good storage, weather resistant coal. Burns with a medium to long, smoky flame. Used for railways and for steam raising in general. Also used for making coke, as smithy coal, and in the cement industry. |
Coalspur, Lethbridge, Prairie Creek, Saunders | Non-coking coal, principally from foothills areas. A good storage, weather resistant coal. It is a free-burning, non-coking coal that burns with a long, slightly smoky flame. Used for domestic and for steam raising purposes. It is a strong col that can be shipped and stored reasonably well. |
Carbon, Drumheller, Edmonton, Pembina, Taber | A so-called domestic coal, fair storage, from prairie areas. Can be stored, with care, under cover. It is a free-burning, non-coking coal that ignites easily and burns with a long, smokless flame. Used for domestic heating and also for steam raising. It can be shipped in box cars. |
Camrose, Castor, Sheerness, Tofield | A so-called domestic coal, poor storage, from prairie areas. It is a free-burning, non-coking coal that ignites easily and burns with a long, smokless flame. Used for domestic heating and also for steam raising. It can be shipped in box cars. |