Teck’s Coal Mountain operations near Sparwood in southeastern British Columbia, Canada is set to close in 2018. ( Teck Resources on Thursday said it was preparing for the possible shutdown of a key coal export terminal on Canada’s West Coast, after a union notice said strike action against terminal owner Westshore Terminals Investment Corp could commence on Saturday. Westshore said Wednesday its Westshore Terminals Limited Partnership received a 72-hour strike notice from ILWU Local 502, which represents workers at its coal export terminal at Roberts Bank, British Columbia. Sign Up for the Energy Digest Sign Up The company said it has been in negotiations with the union for several months over a new collective agreement after a previous agreement and two others expired Jan. 31.