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Empire Coal Co.
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YearOperation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
1954 Empire Stripping6Wilkes-Barre 1LackawannaEmpire Coal Co.0Truck 115,35415,35413912Coal prepared at Heidelberg Breaker.
1954 Jermyn Stripping5 LackawannaEmpire Coal Co.000228 
1955 Jermyn Stripping5 LackawannaEmpire Coal Co.7,6753,68717,01233211Coal prepared at multiple breakers.
1956 Jermyn Stripping5 LackawannaEmpire Coal Co.1,1301,1243,20313011Discontinued operation in May 1956. Coal prepared at Ace, Waddell and Kehoe-Berge breakers.
1961 Pyne-Hyde Park StrippingSlope3TaylorLackawannaEmpire Coal Co.12,3193,04519,05327014 
1962 Pyne-Hyde Park StrippingSlope3TaylorLackawannaEmpire Coal Co.15,5522,27223,49224214Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1962 Storrs Stripping3Dickson City 1LackawannaEmpire Coal Co.8151241,2354810Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1963 Storrs Stripping3Dickson City 1LackawannaEmpire Coal Co.20,0302,55033,28430212 
1964 Storrs18-1Stripping3Dickson City 1LackawannaEmpire Coal Co.11,4582,32124,10830113Coal prepared at Ace and Taylor breakers.
1965 Empire Bank10Wilkes-Barre 1LackawannaEmpire Coal Co.2,5591,1496,929575Abandoned during 1965. Coal prepared at Waddell and Taylor breakers.

Note 1: Added, does not appear in the mine inspection report.