Jewett Mine

{{#Badges: CoalSwarm}}Jewett Mine is a 35,000 acre surface mine in Jewett, Texas, owned by Westmoreland Coal Company and supplying the Limestone Generating Station.

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Mine Data

• MSHA ID: 4103164
• Operator: Texas Westmoreland Coal Co.
• Controller: Westmoreland Coal Company
• Union:
• Location: Jewett, Texas (between Dallas and Houston)
• GPS coordinates: 31.40918,-96.229076
• Production: 6,779,166 short tons
• Type of coal: lignite
• Mine type: surface
• Equipment: 4 draglines and bucketwheel
• Number of employees: 337

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External links

• "Major U.S. Coal Mines," Energy Information Administration