Texas Mining and Reclamation Association
100 Congress Ave.
Suite 1100
Austin, TX 78701
512.236.2325
Fax: 512.236.2002

information@tmra.com

• The brick, stone and mortar that provide us homes and buildings where we work;
• The crushed stone, sands, gravels and cement for highways, bridges, and airports that provide our means of transportation;
• The industrial projects that purify our water;
• The coal and uranium that generates our electricity;
• The metals used in virtually all parts of our computers and electronic devices; and
• The products that we use everyday

• Texas is the 4th largest producer of clay and aggregates in the US.
• Texas is the 5th largest producer of coal in the US.
• Texas ranks 1st in the nation in coal consumption for electricity generation

• The state of Texas ranked third nationally in combined direct and indirect economic impact of coal mining with more than $28 billion annually.

• Estimates indicated that more than $50 billion was spent in Texas in 1999 on construction using more than $3 billion in value of raw materials that are mined in Texas.

• The aggregates industry generates thousands of jobs and other benefits in terms of
  output, income, sales, and virtually every aspect of business activity, and provides employment and pays taxes for decades, making a solid and lasting contribution to many parts of the state.

• Texas is the largest generator of electricity in the nation and coal, as a fuel source, providing 37% of that generation (25% of that generation is from Texas lignite and the remainder from imported Powder River Basin subbituminous coal, mined in Wyoming).
• The most economical power is commercially generated from coal and lignite as a fuel source, which equates to a lower cost, reliable supply of energy

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• Texas has about 23 billion tons of lignite deposits, with about 10 billion tons economically recoverable in today's market. There is enough economically recoverable lignite remaining to sustain Texas's current consumption for the next 100 years.
• Mining operations provide needed jobs and tax bases for schools, hospitals and other essential services for the communities located nearby.
• Currently, recoverable lignite reserves far surpass oil and natural gas together in terms of in-state Btu equivalent energy reserves.

• Each year, the Texas lignite mining industry spends in excess of $100 million on land restoration and other environmental procedures including ground water protection and improvement, clean air protection and archaeological review and protection (25% of the total spent on products and services by the industry).
• Restored land is primarily for cattle grazing, crops, commercial timber, wildlife habitat and wetlands.
• The restored land is generally returned to a more productive state than before it was mined. At the very least, it is restored to its original condition.
• Based on EPA's Acid Rain Database, Texas ranks sixth best in the nation and is best among coal-using states in emissions of NOx.

The Impact of the Aggregates and Concrete Industry on the Economy of Texas and Its Regions
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510 N. Valley Mills Dr., Suite 300
Waco, TX 76710
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