Margins on coalFirstly oil is in short supply, but coal we have tons of. The US, and not Canada, is the Saudi of coal, so they already have great infrastructure. BUT, watch out for rail. Rail kills ya. Buffet errr BNSF charges Powder Basin coal miners $28/ton to ship by rail from WY to the port. The miners get $8/ton. So who makes money on coal? Right, buy the railroads.
If you don't believe me you can come to my oceanside house in Sask and you'll see for yourself just how close GXS is to the ports.
At $28/ton freight, BC's coal will always be more economic
Oh yeah, and the world is awash in coal. Did I tell you that already?