{{#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>