Luminant to lay off 160 workers, shutter Martin Lake mining operation
Luminant Mining will lay off 160 workers the day after Christmas from its Liberty Mine and Martin Lake Mining Complex in Tatum, according to a Texas Workforce Commission notice issued Wednesday.
Dallas-based Luminant will cease operations at the lignite mine and lay off additional workers at its Martin Lake Beckville Mine and the Martin Lake Railroad. Employees affected by the closure are being laid off in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement between Luminant and IBEW Local No. 2337.
"As Luminant has planned for some time, the Liberty Mine that provided lignite to the Martin Lake Power Plant since 2014 will be closing by the end of 2021," Luminant spokesman Kyle Weeks said in a statement. "The estimated 160-170 employees impacted were informed earlier this year. They are being provided severance benefits including lump sum cash payments based on service years, additional payments to help offset COBRA expenses, as well as outplacement services. Employees are also being made aware of other open positions within the company."
Weeks said the Liberty Mine closure was a part of the company's "long-term fuel plan." The nearby Martin Lake Power Plant now will operate on coal from the Powder River Basin, which spans parts of Wyoming, Montana and South Dakota.
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(Longview News-Journal)
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