{{Infobox Company | name = Hillsborough Resources Limited | logo = | type = Private | genre = | foundation = | founder = | location_city = Vancouver, British Columbia | location_country = Canada | location = | locations = | area_served = | key_people = {{unbulleted list |David J. Slater |David Turnbull (CEO as of 2016)<ref name=":0" /> }} | industry = Nonmetallic Mineral Mining | products = | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = 138<ref name=zenobank>{{cite web |url=http://zenobank.com/index.php?symbol=CA;HLB&page=quotesearch |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313144351/http://zenobank.com/index.php?symbol=CA;HLB&page=quotesearch |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-13 |title=Company Profile for Hillsborough Resources Ltd (CA;HLB) |access-date=2008-10-14}}</ref> | parent = Vitol Anker International BV | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = [http://www.hillsboroughresources.com www.hillsboroughresources.com] | footnotes = | intl = }} '''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,<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last=Duffy|first=Andrew|url=https://www.timescolonist.com/business/low-prices-shutter-island-s-quinsam-coal-mine-1.2150773|title=Low prices shutter Island's Quinsam coal mine|date=January 21, 2016|newspaper=Times Colonist|access-date=March 11, 2020|publisher=Glacier Community Media|location=Victoria, British Columbia|page=4|type=Print (for original citation)}}</ref> and the Crossville underground coal mine in Tennessee, United States serving the regional power utility and industrial markets.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46549489/175-m-lost-in-tennessee-pit/|title=$17.5m lost in Tennessee pit|date=March 28, 2007|newspaper=The Province|publisher=Pacific Newspaper Group (CanWest)|department=Business Briefs|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|edition=B.C.|page=A40|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> It also developed the Wapiti Thermal Coal mine near Tumbler Ridge.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coal deal signed |newspaper= Prince George Citizen |location=Prince George, British Columbia |date=July 10, 2008|page=14}}</ref> In addition, Hillsborough owned and operated the Middle Point Barge Loading Facility located on Vancouver Island, Canada.<ref>{{cite news |title=New owners for terminal |newspaper= Campbell River Mirror |location=Campbell River, British Columbia |date=April 11, 2007|page=11}}</ref>
The company's Crossville mine had discontinued operation by 2007,<ref name=":1" /> and the company closed the Quinsam mine in 2016 due to economic pressure, firing 66 people in the process.<ref name=":0" />
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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Out of the frying pan Hillsborough Resources Ltd. is emerging from 15 months of bankruptcy protection to face angry shareholders and a takeover bid |newspaper= National Post |last=Schreiner |first=John |date=August 23, 2000|page=C4}}</ref> However, effective December 21, 2009, Vitol Anker International B.V. of the Vitol Group acquired Hillsborough Resources Limited for $0.50 per share, inheriting all its debt.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/news/merger-hillsborough-and-vitol-execute-agreement/ |title=MERGER: Hillsborough and Vitol execute agreement |journal = Canadian Mining Journal |date=November 8, 2009 |access-date= March 4, 2020}}</ref>
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Category:Companies formerly listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange Category:Mining companies of Canada