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{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}}'''Sulphur Springs Strip Mine''' is owned and operated by Luminant Mining, a subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings Corp., and is located near Thermo, Texas, three miles southeast of Sulphur Springs, Texas. It is also known as Thermo Mine. The mine began operations in 1978.<ref>[http://www.msha.gov/FATALS/2008/FTL08c02.asp "Fatal Fall of Highwall"] Mine Safety & Health Administration Website, January 12, 2008</ref>  
 
{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}}'''Sulphur Springs Strip Mine''' is owned and operated by Luminant Mining, a subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings Corp., and is located near Thermo, Texas, three miles southeast of Sulphur Springs, Texas. It is also known as Thermo Mine. The mine began operations in 1978.<ref>[http://www.msha.gov/FATALS/2008/FTL08c02.asp "Fatal Fall of Highwall"] Mine Safety & Health Administration Website, January 12, 2008</ref>  
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==Mine Data==
 
==Mine Data==
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*'''Parent company''': Energy Future Holdings Corp.
 
*'''Parent company''': Energy Future Holdings Corp.
 
*'''Location''': Winfield, Texas
 
*'''Location''': Winfield, Texas
*'''GPS coordinates''': 33.140642,-95.049162
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*'''GPS coordinates''': 33.140642, -95.049162
 
*'''Production''': 2.1 million short tons
 
*'''Production''': 2.1 million short tons
 
*'''Type of coal''': Lignite
 
*'''Type of coal''': Lignite

Revision as of 16:14, 27 January 2010

{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}}Sulphur Springs Strip Mine is owned and operated by Luminant Mining, a subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings Corp., and is located near Thermo, Texas, three miles southeast of Sulphur Springs, Texas. It is also known as Thermo Mine. The mine began operations in 1978.[1]

Mine Data

  • Owner: Luminant Mining
  • Parent company: Energy Future Holdings Corp.
  • Location: Winfield, Texas
  • GPS coordinates: 33.140642, -95.049162
  • Production: 2.1 million short tons
  • Type of coal: Lignite
  • Mine type: Surface
  • Equipment: Highwall, Truck and Shovel
  • Number of employees: 119

Conatct Information

Sulphur Springs Strip Mine
2309 Sulphur Springs
Winfield, TX 75493
Phone: (903) 439-1411

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References

  1. "Fatal Fall of Highwall" Mine Safety & Health Administration Website, January 12, 2008

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