Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 41,738	$ 5,775
Receivables:
Trade	39,884	50,578
Contractual third-party reclamation receivables	7,533	7,743
Other	3,080	4,545
Total Receivables	50,497	62,866
Inventories	25,777	23,571
Restricted investments and bond collateral	5,000	0
Other current assets	5,159	5,335
Total current assets	128,171	97,547
Property, plant and equipment:
Land and mineral rights	83,999	83,824
Capitalized asset retirement cost	114,856	114,856
Plant and equipment	517,094	506,661
Property plant and equipment	715,949	705,341
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(309,383)	(288,386)
Net property, plant and equipment	406,566	416,955
Advanced coal royalties	3,270	3,695
Reclamation deposits	71,997	72,274
Restricted investments and bond collateral, less current portion	53,155	55,384
Contractual third-party reclamation receivables, less current portion	88,720	87,739
Deferred income taxes	2,984	2,458
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $9.9 million and $9.1 million at June 30, 2011, and December 31, 2010, respectively	5,718	6,555
Other assets	11,788	7,699
Total Assets	772,369	750,306
Current liabilities:
Current installments of long-term debt	18,814	14,973
Accounts payable and accrued expenses:
Trade	38,612	46,247
Production taxes	24,247	26,317
Workers' compensation	949	954
Postretirement medical benefits	13,581	13,581
SERP	304	304
Deferred revenue	11,321	10,209
Asset retirement obligations	15,956	14,514
Other current liabilities	13,028	6,241
Total current liabilities	136,812	133,340
Long-term debt, less current installments	271,855	208,731
Revolving lines of credit	0	18,400
Workers' compensation, less current portion	9,324	9,424
Excess of pneumoconiosis benefit obligation over trust assets	3,008	2,246
Postretirement medical benefits, less current portion	196,462	197,279
Pension and SERP obligations, less current portion	18,542	20,462
Deferred revenue, less current portion	70,644	75,395
Asset retirement obligations, less current portion	227,568	227,129
Intangible liabilities, net of accumulated amortization $9.9 million at June 30, 2011, and $9.4 million at December 31, 2010, respectively	8,154	8,663
Other liabilities	10,207	11,592
Total liabilities	952,576	912,661
Shareholders' deficit:
Preferred stock of $1.00 par value; Authorized 5,000,000 shares; Issued and outstanding 159,960 shares at June 30, 2011, and 160,129 shares at December 31, 2010, respectively	160	160
Common stock of $2.50 par value; Authorized 30,000,000 shares; Issued and outstanding 13,237,483 shares at June 30, 2011, and 11,160,798 shares at December 31, 2010	33,093	27,901
Other paid-in capital	122,422	98,466
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(57,412)	(57,680)
Accumulated deficit	(272,378)	(226,740)
Total Westmoreland Coal Company shareholders' deficit	(174,115)	(157,893)
Noncontrolling interest	(6,092)	(4,462)
Total deficit	(180,207)	(162,355)
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Deficit	$ 772,369	$ 750,306

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