Westmoreland Announces Acquisition of Significant Coal Reserve
Westmoreland Coal Company (NasdaqGM:WLB) today announced that it has
leased 2,557.4 acres of private coal, representing an estimated 56.4
million tons of coal resources adjacent to its Rosebud Mine in Colstrip,
Montana. Westmoreland controls an estimated 486 ?million tons of proven
and probable coal reserves across all of its operations as of June ?30,
2012.
About Westmoreland Coal Company
Westmoreland Coal Company is the oldest independent coal company in the
United States. The Company′s coal operations include coal mining in the
Powder River Basin in Montana, sub-bituminous mining in Wyoming, and
lignite mining operations in Montana, North Dakota and Texas. Its power
operations include ownership of the two-unit ROVA coal-fired power plant
in North Carolina. For more information, visit www.westmoreland.com.
Westmoreland Coal Company
Kevin Paprzycki, 855-922-6463