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The Lovett Mine |
| Lovett was the first cola mine on the Coal Branch and loaned its name to the eastern arm of the railway line. In 1909, the pacific Pass Coal Company began testing its claims at Lovettville or Fergie as it was first known. The min was established in 1911 and was in full production by the time the railways finally reached the mine in 1913. The original Lovett mine changed ownership several times over a ten year period and was finally closed in 1920. Between 1919 and 1927, a series of small mines were operated by numerous interests. The Val d'Or Collieries offered some stability for nearly ten years between 1922 and 1931 and a second community, Reco, grew up just north of Lovett. At least tem mines operated in the Lovett area, not one of them survived the depression. The area in now within the Luscar Sterco (1977) Ltd lease. |