San Miguel Lignite Mine
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San Miguel Lignite Mine is an operating coal mine in Texas, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| San Miguel Lignite Mine | Texas, United States | 28.683058, -98.48402 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1.614788766[1] | 2023[1] | Surface | Open Pit | – | 75* | 276[1] |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Other Interior | Lignite | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| NACG Texas | North American Construction Group Ltd [100.0%] | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[2] | 2[2] | 2[2] | 2[2] | 2[2] | 2[2] | 2[2] | 1[2] |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement.
Background
San Miguel Mine is owned by San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc. and operated by the The North American Coal Corporation, near Christine, Texas, United States. North American Coal began contracting mining operations at the mine in 1997. The mine delivers approximately 3.5 million tons of coal per year, particularly to the power station, San Miguel Electric Cooperative. The operation utilizes draglines for overburden removal and reclaims about 300 acres of land annually.[3]
- MSHA ID: 4102840
- Owner: San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc.
- Parent company: North American Coal
- Location: Christine, Texas
- GPS coordinates: 28.683058, -98.48402
- Production: 3,500,000 tons
- Type of coal: Lignite
- Mine type: Surface
- Equipment: Dragline
- Number of employees: 192
Contact Details
San Miguel Mine
PO Box 399
Jourdanton, TX 78026
Phone: 830.784.3545
Fax: 830.784.4205
Website: http://www.nacoal.com/
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240213175031/https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/statistics/mine-employment-and-coal-production. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20240717193400/https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/mine-data-retrieval-system. Archived from the original on 17 July 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Operations: San Miguel Mine", North American Coal Corporation website, November 2009.
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