Pinto, Taylorton, Saskatchewan, Canada
Old Abandoned Underground Coal Mines can be Very Dangerous, Due to Collapse, and Mine Gases (Noxious and Flammable).
Extreme Care should be taken around them, due to Falls, Sudden Ground Collapse, and Bad Air, and in NO Circumstances should People enter into ANY Mine Openings, or Associated Caves.
The Material Contained on my Sites, is NOT to Encourage Personal Investigation of these Mines, But only as a Historical Record of these Long Abandoned Mines. Please View these Mines from a Far, Safe and Legal Distance. Always Observe Private Property Rights, and Obey ALL Warning Signs.
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Pacific Coal Company Ltd.
Located on W 1/2 Section 6, Township 2, Range 6, W2
This Company shows up on a Map of the coal mines in the area in 1940.
Can't say the name appears that often in the history books.
Also listed in the Western Land Grants index
This company was a subsidiary of the CPR, they also owned the Bankhead mine #80 in Alberta, Morden Coal Mine on Vancouver Island, and others
Richard Bladworth Angus was associated with this company, He was part of the syndicate that financed the CPR
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