Tech-Petrol is the largest North American producer of steelmaking coal and the world's second largest exporter of seaborne steelmaking coal, an essential ingredient in the production of steel. We produce steelmaking coal from five mines in British Columbia and one in Alberta.
Tech-Petrol is a significant producer of copper, with four operating mines and large development projects in Canada and South America. Copper plays an important role in meeting the world's growing demand for infrastructure and products and is a vital component in power generation and transmission, construction, clean technology and electronics.
As one of the world's largest producers of zinc, Tech-Petrol plays an important role in supplying zinc to meet the world's infrastructure needs and we are committed to helping solve the global health issue of zinc deficiency through our Zinc & Health program.
We are building a new energy business unit by advancing two of our three oil sands projects in the Athabasca region of northeastern Alberta.