Comments on: Birnwell Mine Bow City https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/ Offbeat Adventures - Lost & Forgotten Places - A Slice of History - Connections & Comparisons - The Beer Parlour Project🍺 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:49:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34561 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:08:30 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34561 In reply to Connie Biggart.

Thanks for tagging along.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34560 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:08:04 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34560 In reply to Tim Swaren.

Yes, we’ve seen that. And it’s mostly close to the surface too, an added advantage.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34559 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:07:27 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34559 In reply to Patrice Clarke.

Thank you!

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34558 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:07:18 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34558 In reply to Elizabeth Kapalka-Schott.

Glad to hear that, and I suspect you didn’t miss anything. Coal’s pretty stinky for one.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34557 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:06:43 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34557 In reply to Shelley Hiebert.

How cool is that!

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34556 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:06:31 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34556 In reply to Lynne Colborne.

We’re not sure, but we suspect there might be. Any experts out there care to chime in?

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34555 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:05:57 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34555 In reply to Marsha Cochrane.

It was our pleasure to share it with you.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34554 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:05:40 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34554 In reply to Jackie Boros.

Thank you!

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34553 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:05:31 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34553 In reply to Michael LeBaron.

You. Are. WELCOME!

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34552 Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:05:15 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34552 In reply to Nick Koba Jr..

The coal? The recreation possibilities? Sorry, we’re not sure what you mean.

]]> By: Connie Biggart https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34549 Thu, 22 Jul 2021 01:49:57 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34549 Nice work!

]]> By: Tim Swaren https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34550 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 22:54:04 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34550 There are very sizeable coal seams in the area. In the early 2000s the area was touted as a possible location for a new coal fired generating plant but those plans didn’t materialize. 

]]> By: Patrice Clarke https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34547 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:51:33 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34547 Interesting!

]]> By: Elizabeth Kapalka-Schott https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34544 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 02:21:33 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34544 Love your pictures – lived to be 81 and never got to use coal.

]]> By: Shelley Hiebert https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34543 Wed, 21 Jul 2021 01:02:56 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34543 My Italian grandfather mined domestic coal w one of his brothers in the Forty Mile Coulee area near Bow Island. 

]]> By: Lynne Colborne https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34542 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 20:28:38 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34542 Any fish in there ???

]]> By: Marsha Cochrane https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34551 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:55:24 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34551 Interesting read Chris, thank you for your article.

]]> By: Jackie Boros https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34545 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:50:52 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34545 Lovely photos.

]]> By: Michael LeBaron https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34546 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:10:11 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34546 I like the scene, I like the story. Thank you.

]]> By: Nick Koba Jr. https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34548 Tue, 20 Jul 2021 16:07:58 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34548 A GOD given gift going to waste.

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34313 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 13:55:36 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34313 In reply to Aaron Eslinger.

Our ranks are growing! Mining history is a favourite and it takes little motivation for us to write about it. It makes us to happy to hear that you’re enjoying our work.

]]> By: Aaron Eslinger https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-34308 Tue, 22 Jun 2021 03:12:38 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-34308 In reply to Chris Doering.

Nay! Count me in! I drove this way around 15 years ago for the first (and possibly last) time, but didn’t stop to explore this close. As always, thank you! I enjoy reading your articles!

]]> By: Jason Sailer https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-33992 Mon, 31 May 2021 18:35:56 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-33992 In reply to Chris Doering.

Probably true in that aspect!

]]> By: Chris Doering https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-33987 Sat, 29 May 2021 13:48:22 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-33987 In reply to Jason Sailer.

I know! But I suspect you and I are pretty much the only ones who are into this kind of stuff.

]]> By: Jason Sailer https://www.bigdoer.com/45452/exploring-history/birnwell-mine-bow-city/#comment-33984 Thu, 27 May 2021 19:41:29 +0000 https://www.bigdoer.com/?p=45452#comment-33984 Very interesting!

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