Bankhead, Alberta
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Bankhead, Alberta was a small coal mining town that existed in the early twentienth century, in Banff National Park, near the town of Banff, Alberta. The mine was located at Cascade Mountain, which contains anthracite coal deposits. The Bankhead coal mine was operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway, which needed the coal to fuel its steam engines. The mine began operations in 1903 and closed in 1922. In 1926, many of Bankhead's buildings were moved to Banff and Canmore.
Near Bankhead was another coal mine, Anthracite. This mine was a failure because of heavy water inflow in the underground. The Anthracite mine shut down in 1904 and was abandoned.
[edit] References
- Gadd, Benn (1989). Bankhead, The Twenty Year Town. The Coal Association of Canada.
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