Why would we want another coal mine? They are barely economically feasible now days ("let's get rich shipping coal to China" lol) and they have a very large environmental impact.
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Coal/Coa...y-Is-Dead.html
To do this right next to the best cutthroat stream in the province is a terrible idea. We've been trading the environment for jobs for quite a long time now and we've pretty much out of stuff to give away. A great trout stream for a few jobs (and a private mining company will net all the profits) in an unstable industry seems like a really bad trade. Like Doug Gilmour for Gary Leeman level bad.