[2007]
Groups (15+): Adults CAD 5.60, Children (6-17) CAD 4.20, Seniors (65+) CAD 4.90.
School Groups: Children CAD 3, Students CAD 3.50.
[2007]
Coal Mine
| Location: | Bellevue, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta. Hwy 3 between Elko and Fort Macleod, turn of opposite Hillcrest turnoff into Bellevue. Follow main street, turn right between the Old Dairy Ice Cream Shoppe and the Coal Dust Cafe. |
| Open: |
14-MAY to Labour Day daily 10-18, tours every half hour. [2007] |
| Fee: |
Adults CAD 8, Children (6-17) CAD 6, Children (0-5) free, Seniors (65+) CAD 7, Family (2+*) CAD 20. Groups (15+): Adults CAD 5.60, Children (6-17) CAD 4.20, Seniors (65+) CAD 4.90. School Groups: Children CAD 3, Students CAD 3.50. [2007] |
| Classification: |
Coal Mine
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | |
| Guided tours: | L=300m, D=30min. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: | Bellevue Underground Mine Tour, 21814 - 28th Ave, Bellevue, Crowsnest Pass, Tel: +1-403-564-4700, Fax: +1-403-564-4700. |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:17:12 $ |
| 1901 | Jules Fleutot and C. Remy of British Columbia Gold Fields Limited came to the Crowsnest Pass to prospect for coal. | |
| 02-APR-1903 | discovery of rich coal deposits. | |
| 1903 | mine opened. | |
| 09-DEC-1910 | an explosion in the mine killed 31 men. | |
| NOV-1911 | mine reopened after several months for repairs and a seven month strike. | |
| 1961 | mine closed. |
The tour through the Bellevue mine, once owned and mined by the West Canadian Collieries, takes only 30 minutes. But on 300m mine it shows the historic colliery, a room, a coal chute and original mine artifacts. The guides explain the techniques of turn of the century underground coal mining. During the time of the mine 13 million tons of coal were extracted. About 90% of the mined coal was sold to the C.P.R. for its steam engines.
The major tragedy the mine was the 1910 explosion, where 31 men died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the so-called afterdamp. It was blessing in disguise that it happened during the night. The night shift had 42 men, the day shift more than 200, so the same explosion during day would have killed much more miners.
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