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Westmoreland Jewett Mining LLC

Westmoreland Jewett Mining LLC - Texas

Westmoreland Jewett Mining LLC – Texas

Jewett is a 35,000-acre surface mine complex located between Dallas and Houston. It currently operates four active pits. It supplies lignite (a grade of coal) under a lignite supply contract to the adjacent two-unit Limestone Electric Generating Station owned by NRG Texas. A low-cost, base-load power plant utilizing emission control technologies, Limestone was designed and built specifically to burn lignite from Jewett.

Jewett Mine - TexasLimestone enjoys a solid position in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) regional power market, which is heavily weighted with natural gas-fired power generation and thus more expensive and price-volatile than a market more dependent on coal-fired power. The Jewett Mine has in-place capacity currently up to 6.5 million tons of lignite annually.

Safety Awards

2014Joseph A Holmes Safety Association - Sentinels of Safety
2010Joseph A Holmes Safety Association - Sentinels of Safety
2009Texas Mining & Reclamation Association - Outstanding Safety Record - Achieving a 0.00 NFDL MSHA Rating for 2009
2007Joseph A Homes Safety Association - Certificate of Honor - No Lost Work Day Injury 2006-2007
2004Joseph A Holmes Safety Association - Certificate of Achievement in Safety - Small Coal Processing Facility Group
2001Sentinels of Safety - Third Place

Environmental Awards

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
2013Lone Star Land Steward Award - Jewett Mine Stream Restoration Initiative
Railroad Commission of Texas
2013Reclamation Award - Advanced Reforestation Practices
2012Reclamation Award - Jewett Mine Stream Restoration Initiative
2011Reclamation Award - Wilkersons Springs Creek Relocation
2009Reclamation Award - Bobwhite Quail Release Project
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
2013Texas Environmental Excellence Award - Jewett Mine Stream Restoration Initiative
Texas Mining and Reclamation Association
2012Award of Excellence - Jewett Mine Stream Restoration Initiative
2011Award of Excellence - Wilkerson Springs Creek Relocation
2005Award of Excellence - Area D Special Grid Reclamation Projects
2004Award of Excellence - Varnell Cemetery Relocation
2003Award of Excellence - BWE: A Story of Adaptation, Modification and Innovation
2002Award of Excellence - Pushing the Limits - Augering the Final Highwall
2002Award of Excellence - Sharing Our Past With Our Future Projects
2001Award of Excellence - Surface Mining and Reclamation of Abandoned Projects
Interstate Mining Compact Commission
2009Texas Nominee National Honorable Mention - Bobwhite Quail Release Project

Jewett – Contact Information

Office Hours
M-F 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (CDT)

Phone number

903-626-5485

Fax number
903-626-5701

Physical address
4336 FM 39 South
Jewett, TX 75846

Mailing address
P.O. Box 915
Jewett, TX 75846

Jewett – Key Facts

Average Annual Production
4 to 6 Million Tons

Number of Active Areas
4

Permitted Operating Acreage
30,890

Number of Draglines Removing Overburden
4

Equipment Removing Coal
Backhoes
Bottom Dump Coal Haulers

Approx Heat Content (BTU/lb)
6,500

Approx Sulphur (%)
0.8

Major Customer
NRG Texas Power, LLC

Delivery
Conveyor

Number of Employees
Approximately 350

Mine Operation Hours
24 Hours Per Day / 7 Days Per Week

Year Mine Opened

1985

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