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.
Limestone 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
| 2014 | Joseph A Holmes Safety Association - Sentinels of Safety |
| 2010 | Joseph A Holmes Safety Association - Sentinels of Safety |
| 2009 | Texas Mining & Reclamation Association - Outstanding Safety Record - Achieving a 0.00 NFDL MSHA Rating for 2009 |
| 2007 | Joseph A Homes Safety Association - Certificate of Honor - No Lost Work Day Injury 2006-2007 |
| 2004 | Joseph A Holmes Safety Association - Certificate of Achievement in Safety - Small Coal Processing Facility Group |
| 2001 | Sentinels of Safety - Third Place |
Environmental Awards
| Texas Parks and Wildlife Department | |
| 2013 | Lone Star Land Steward Award - Jewett Mine Stream Restoration Initiative |
| Railroad Commission of Texas | |
| 2013 | Reclamation Award - Advanced Reforestation Practices |
| 2012 | Reclamation Award - Jewett Mine Stream Restoration Initiative |
| 2011 | Reclamation Award - Wilkersons Springs Creek Relocation |
| 2009 | Reclamation Award - Bobwhite Quail Release Project |
| Texas Commission on Environmental Quality | |
| 2013 | Texas Environmental Excellence Award - Jewett Mine Stream Restoration Initiative |
| Texas Mining and Reclamation Association | |
| 2012 | Award of Excellence - Jewett Mine Stream Restoration Initiative |
| 2011 | Award of Excellence - Wilkerson Springs Creek Relocation |
| 2005 | Award of Excellence - Area D Special Grid Reclamation Projects |
| 2004 | Award of Excellence - Varnell Cemetery Relocation |
| 2003 | Award of Excellence - BWE: A Story of Adaptation, Modification and Innovation |
| 2002 | Award of Excellence - Pushing the Limits - Augering the Final Highwall |
| 2002 | Award of Excellence - Sharing Our Past With Our Future Projects |
| 2001 | Award of Excellence - Surface Mining and Reclamation of Abandoned Projects |
| Interstate Mining Compact Commission | |
| 2009 | Texas Nominee National Honorable Mention - Bobwhite Quail Release Project |