Westmoreland Savage Mining LLC – Montana
Savage is an 874-acre strategically-placed single pit surface mine located on the Montana-North Dakota border. The Savage Mine has a full-requirements contract with the 57 megawatt Lewis & Clark Station which utilizes emission control technologies and is owned by Montana Dakota Utilities, and a longstanding annual supply relationship with a sugar beet refinery near Sidney, Montana.
The mine produces approximately 350,000 tons of lignite annually.
Safety Awards
| 2010 | Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute's Safety Award for Surface Mines - Award for outstanding and ongoing safety performance during calendar years 2007, 2008, and 2009 |
| 2010 | Montana Governor's Award for Safety and Health - Small Mining Employer |
| 2009 | Montana Governor's Award for Safety and Health - Small Mining Employer |
| 2009 | Westmoreland Coal Company President’s Award for the safest mine within the company |
| 2008 | Westmoreland Coal Company President’s Award for the safest mine within the company |
| 2007 | Montana Governor's Award for Safety and Health - Small Mining Employer |
| 2007 | Westmoreland Coal Company President’s Award for the safest mine within the company |
| 2006 | Westmoreland Coal Company President’s Award for the safest mine within the company |
| 2005 | Sentinels of Safety - Certificate of Achievement |
| 2005 | Westmoreland Coal Company President’s Award for the safest mine within the company |
| 2004 | MSHA’s “Certificate of Achievement in Safety” - small surface coal group Sentinels of Safety Program |
| 2004 | Westmoreland Coal Company President’s Award for the safest mine within the company |
| 2003 | Westmoreland Coal Company President’s Award for the safest mine within the company |