Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Westmoreland Mining LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$75M
Total assets Below avg plan size
76
Participants Small participant base
88th
Percentile by assets National rank
$988,535
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Westmoreland Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Westmoreland Mining LLC · Colorado · Mining & Oil Extraction

$75M in assets, 76 participants

Westmoreland Mining LLC's Westmoreland Retirement Plan reported $75M in total assets and 76 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 88th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #608 in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 peers)

Where Westmoreland Retirement Plan sits by assets

Westmoreland Retirement Plan sits in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets, $75M for 76 participants (~$988,535/participant), down 45.9% in 2024.

#608
in Mining & Oil Extraction (785 peers)
-45.9%
assets change YoY
0.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $64M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Westmoreland Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Westmoreland Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$75,128,670 Top 12% higher than 88% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Westmoreland Retirement Plan among smaller filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Westmoreland Retirement Plan is a small filing (76 participants) on this national headcount ladder.

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Westmoreland Retirement Plan reported net income fell from -$8M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$64M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Westmoreland Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $139M in the plan year 2023 filing to $75M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Westmoreland Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 115 in the plan year 2023 filing to 76 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 833555130 · Westmoreland Mining LLC PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Westmoreland Retirement Plan · $75M · 76 · 88th

  • VS-ST $75M
  • VS-ST 76
  • VS-ST 88th
  • VS-ST Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • VS-ST near San Antonio Regional Hospital Retirement Plan
  • VS-ST ind #608

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Mining & Oil Extraction retirement plans → · Plans in Colorado →

Westmoreland Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Lowenstein Sandler Employees' Pension PlanLowenstein Sandler Employees…$75MShopmen Local Union 502 Pension PlanShopmen Local Union 502 Pens…$75MMannington Pension Plan and TrustMannington Pension Plan and …$75MWestmoreland Retirement Plan$75MSan Antonio Regional Hospital Retirement PlanSan Antonio Regional Hospita…$75M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Westmoreland Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Scale-class filing particulars (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$139M
Net Assets (End of Year)$75M
Net Income-$64M
Employer EIN833555130
Plan Effective Date2001-05-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Westmoreland Mining LLC)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Westmoreland Mining LLC plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$150M 33.61468990891506% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $227M $150M ▼ -33.6%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 542 $227M
2023 2 428 $216M
2024 2 371 $150M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Colorado

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Westmoreland Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -1000001000020000300004000050000 00.511.5 Total assets ($B) Participants Westmoreland Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.07512867 · Participants: 76Westmoreland Retirement PlanRocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.290530979 · Participants: 38340Rocky Mountain Ufcw Unions and Employers Retail and Meat Pension PlanBall Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.901154325 · Participants: 1243Ball Pension PlanPcs U.S. Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.810486388 · Participants: 1243Pcs U.S. Employees' Pension PlanMedianews Group Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.443617213 · Participants: 217Medianews Group Pension PlanNational Laboratory of the Rockies Shared Security Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.43554378 · Participants: 3154National Laboratory of the Rockies Shared Security Pension Plan
Westmoreland Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare Westmoreland Retirement Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Westmoreland Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is San Antonio Regional Hospital Retirement Plan in CA ($75M); by covered participants it is Corning Museum of Glass Pension Plan in NY (76 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($75M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (76 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Westmoreland Retirement Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Westmoreland Retirement Plan contracted severely - down 45.9% during 2024, from $139M to $75M. Reported net income was -$64M.
How have Westmoreland Mining LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Westmoreland Mining LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 33.6%, from $227M to $150M.
Where does Westmoreland Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Westmoreland Retirement Plan ranks in the 88th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (in the top quartile of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Westmoreland Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is San Antonio Regional Hospital Retirement Plan in CA ($75M, 374 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Westmoreland Retirement Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Corning Museum of Glass Pension Plan in NY (76 participants, N/A in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 833555130.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.