Hillsborough Resources Limited was a privately-held coal mining company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Hillsborough operated the Quinsam underground thermal coal mine near Campbell River, British Columbia from 1987, serving the local and west-coast United States cement industry,[1] and the Crossville underground coal mine in Tennessee, United States serving the regional power utility and industrial markets.
[3] It also developed the Wapiti Thermal Coal mine near Tumbler Ridge.
[4] In addition, Hillsborough owned and operated the Middle Point Barge Loading Facility located on Vancouver Island, Canada.
[1] It emerged out of bankruptcy protection in 2000 to fend off a takeover bid offering in 2000 $0.18 per share, by Vulcan Capital Management.