Big Brown Mine

Big Brown Mine is a surface mine in Freestone County, Texas, owned by Luminant and supplying the Big Brown Steam Electric Station, which also receives coal from the Powder River Basin.

Mine Data

 * MSHA ID:	4101192
 * Owner: Luminant Mining Company, LLC
 * Parent company: Luminant
 * Controller:	Energy Future Holdings Corporation
 * Union:	IBEW
 * Location: Freestone County, Texas
 * GPS coordinates: 31.817189, -96.105995
 * Production: 3.6 million short tons (2008)
 * Type of coal: Lignite
 * Mine type: surface
 * Equipment: draglines
 * Number of employees: 250

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