Atlas No. 3 Coal Mine/La mine de charbon Atlas numéro trois

Atlas No. 3 Coal Mine operated from 1936 to 1956 and played a central role in the coal industry of the Drumheller Valley, a leading area in the production of Canadian coal. The mine employed skilled miners and used mechanized equipment to produce large supplies of coal mainly for household use. Its surface plant is exceptionally well preserved, and the tipple is the best surviving example of a preparation facility common in the Drumheller field. Managers were housed on site while miners lived across the river, reflecting the social divisions in Canadian coal towns of the period.

Alberta · Canada