Kosse Coal Mine
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Kosse Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Kosse, Limestone County, Texas, United States.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kosse Coal Mine | Kosse, Limestone County, Texas, United States[1] | 31.3038, -96.46265 (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[2] | – | 2006[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 9.01[2] | 2025[2] | Surface[1] | Open Pit[1] | – | 75.0* | 367.0[2] |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | – | – | Texas Region | Lignite[3] | Thermal[3] | Other Industrial[3] |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Luminant Mining Company LLC[1][3] | Vistra Corp | USA |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM[1] | 10.99[1] | 8.68[1] | 9.59[1] | 10.1[1] | 8.75[1] | 9.33[1] | 9.55[1] | – | 9.01[2] |
Note: The above sections were automatically generated and are based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2026 release.
Ownership Tree
This ownership tree is part of the Global Energy Ownership Tracker, a project of Global Energy Monitor.
Customer Plants
Deliveries in 2018[4]
| Plant Name | State | Delivery Quantity in Short Tons |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove Plant | TX | 9,122,889 |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 https://www.msha.gov/data-and-reports/mine-data-retrieval-system.
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