Portal of Tsable River mine

Construction of the Tsable River mine began in 1945. The mine closed in November of 1968.

"It seems somewhat incongruous that Tsable River mine was board when the coal industry of western Canada was dying, and one mine after another continued to close it's portals."
-William Johnstone, The Islander; Coals Last Stand.

This picture shows four men standing in from of a mine entrance. One of the men has his hand on a detonator. Above the mine entrance, a sign reads: 'Danger Keep Out.' People identified: (L to R) Jimmy Quinn, Bob Strachan, Harold Baird, Bill Herd.