Mt. Alden Coal Co.

Mt. Alden Coal Co.
(Alden Coal Co.)
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Year	Operation Name	Number	Type	Opening	District	City	County	Company Name	Railroad Shipments (tons)	Railroad to Mine	Truck Shipments (tons)	Total Production (tons)	Days Worked	Employees	Notes
1881	Alden		Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Newport Twp.¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	0		0	0			Digging new shaft, 28 feet of 1,000 probable feet completed.
1882	Alden		Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Newport Twp.¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	0		0	0		140	Digging new shaft, 225 feet of 1,000 probable feet completed.
1883	Alden		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	Middle	Newport Twp.	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	0		0	91,417	189	438
1884	Alden		Colliery		Middle	Newport Twp.	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	0	LV	0	151,204	181	502
1885	Alden		Colliery		3	Newport Twp.	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	0	LV	0	192,958	212	542
1886	Alden		Colliery		3	Newport Twp.	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	193,248	LV	0	199,909	221	583
1887	Alden		Colliery		3	Newport Twp.	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	255,444		0	263,073	261	636
1888	Alden		Colliery		3	Newport Twp.	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	304,286		0	313,456	270	744
1889	Alden		Colliery		3	Alden	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	255,084		0	263,652	224	674
1890	Alden		Colliery		3	Alden	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	267,538		0	276,275	229	649
1891	Alden		Colliery		4	Alden	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	248,846		0	257,787	232	667
1892	Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts	4	Alden	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	236,478		0	245,722	196	666
1893	Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts	4	Alden	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	194,012		0	203,597	168	686
1894	Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts¹	4	Alden	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	183,731		0	193,514	163	629
1895	Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts	4	Alden	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	194,620		0	205,149	187	652
1896	Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts	4	Alden	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	216,088		0	237,768	198	778
1897	Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts	4	Alden	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	218,133		0	230,000	176	733
1898	Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts	4	Alden	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	171,345	CNJ	0	183,119	154	672
1899	Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts	4	Alden	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	222,986	CNJ	0	240,009	197	785
1900	Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts	4	Alden	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	181,951	CNJ	0	210,218	175	587
1901	Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts	4	Alden	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	235,298	CNJ	0	265,592	200	615
1902	Alden	No. 1	Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts¹	4	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	0	CNJ	0	0
1902	Alden	No. 2	Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts¹	4	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	131,924	CNJ	0	148,947	106	559
1903	Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts¹	3	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	270,334	CNJ	0	289,265	128	124
1904	Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts	7	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	270,485	CNJ	0	286,292	239	710
1905	Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts	7	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	250,263	CNJ	0	267,738	238	686
1906	Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts	10	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	240,077	CNJ	0	267,739	193	673
1907	Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts	10	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	265,868	CNJ	0	290,432	221	706
1908	Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts & Outside Slope	10	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	298,399	CNJ	0	326,627	236	660
1909	Alden		Colliery	Nos. 1 & 2 Shafts / Baltimore Slope / Outside Slope	10	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	248,555		0	277,306	214	680
1910	Alden		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / Baltimore Slope / Outside Slope	10	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	263,501	CNJ	0	290,633	221	631
1911	Alden		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / Baltimore Slope / Oustide Slope	10	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	266,103	CNJ	0	293,369	210	669
1912	Alden		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	10	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	237,885	CNJ	0	266,747	199	719
1913	Alden		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / Baltimore Slope	10	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	262,452	CNJ	0	301,488	200	737
1914	Alden		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / Baltimore Slope	10	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	283,843	CNJ	0	330,030	223	780
1915	Alden		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / Ridgewood Slope / No. 2 Shaft / Baltimore Slope	10	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	284,169	CNJ	0	329,894	213	781
1916	Alden		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / Baltimore Slope / Ridgewood Slope	14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	273,013	CNJ	0	320,274	236	801
1917	Alden		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / Baltimore Slope / Ridgewood Slope	14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	288,560	CNJ	0	342,556	253	765
1918	Alden		Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / Baltimore Slope / Ridgewood Slope	14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	279,914	CNJ	0	329,527	261	697
1919	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	247,983	CNJ	0	281,781	240	717
1919	Alden		Washery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	82,228	CNJ	0	97,228	240	40
1920	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	351,624	CNJ	0	403,275	250	726
1921	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	307,213	CNJ	0	337,485	253	790
1922	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	153,036	CNJ	0	169,060	139	696
1922	Alden		Washery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	58,679	CNJ	0	58,822	139	28
1923	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	258,215	CNJ	0	271,952	222	709
1923	Alden		Washery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	86,954	CNJ	0	97,379	246		Data included with colliery.
1924	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	278,538	CNJ	0	292,021	262	721
1924	Alden		Washery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	52,699	CNJ	0	60,699	190		Data included with colliery.
1925	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	109,742	CNJ	11,486	123,551	119	644
1925	Alden		Washery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	7,039	CNJ	19,991	7,039			Data included with colliery.
1926	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	218,321	CNJ	0	234,198	245	686
1927	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	281,500	CNJ	0	276,196	273	770
1927	Alden		Washery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	48,331	CNJ	0	48,130	140	12
1928	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	279,512	CNJ	0	289,948	270	790
1928	Alden		Washery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	117,695	CNJ	0	112,339	363	22
1929	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	266,788	CNJ	0	278,879	243	806
1929	Alden		Washery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	74,645	CNJ	0	79,247	282	17	Coal prepared at Kingston Coal Co.
1930	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	251,111	CNJ	0	260,349	232	768
1930	Alden		Washery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	63,347	CNJ	0	66,243	247	17
1931	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	215,210		0	229,058	191	694
1931	Alden		Washery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	36,194		0	37,324	191	17
1932	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	197,097		0	216,461	157	656
1932	Alden		Washery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	22,971		0	23,374	122	11
1933	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	278,340		0	299,010	213	656
1933	Alden		Washery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	1,587		0	1,596	7	17
1934	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	283,266		0	301,707	224	624
1935	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	281,906	CNJ	0	307,003	223	612
1936	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	309,867		0	333,868	254	629
1937	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	214,130		0	237,099	184	583
1938	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	162,876		0	185,976	154	566
1938	Alden		Stripping		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	34,492		0	34,492	167	6
1939	Alden		Bank		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	3,218		0	4,794	15	12
1939	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	63,141		0	75,885	63	180
1940	Alden		Bank		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	6,462		0	6,462	44	11
1940	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	132,710		0	151,842	138	266
1940	Alden		Washery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	11,156		0	16,364	31	15
1941	Alden		Bank		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	45,682		0	50,758	276	11
1941	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	90,968		0	101,455	170	260
1941	Alden		Washery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	6,523		0	7,248
1942	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	96,877		0	115,012	247	209
1942	Alden		Stripping		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	71,714		0	71,714	252	10
1942	Alden		Washery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	5,970		0	7,634	257	6
1943	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	78,763		0	98,789	284	237
1943	Alden		Stripping		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	33,283		0	33,283	254	7
1943	Alden		Washery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	9,074		0	11,043
1943	Biscontini		Stripping		14		Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	7,097		0	7,097	100	6
1944	Alden		Bank		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	29,490		0	30,735	307
1944	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	95,169		0	107,914	307	198
1944	Alden		Stripping		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	3,960		0	3,960	46	6
1945	Alden		Bank		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	12,025		0	12,025
1945	Alden		Colliery		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	73,316		0	83,908	277	183
1945	Alden		Stripping		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	13,494		0	13,494	277	5
1946	Alden		Breaker		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	109,758		0	120,275	274	228
1946	Alden		Stripping		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	1,519		0	1,519	41	5
1947	Alden		Breaker		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	132,161		0	141,572
1948	Alden		Bank		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	0		0	448	60	6
1948	Alden		Breaker		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	130,377		0	140,293	261	248
1949	Alden		Breaker		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	39,825		0	46,952	105	232	Discontinued operation in June. Taken over by M. A. Hanna in July.
1949	Alden		Stripping		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	11,592		0	11,592	105	24	Discontinued operation in June. Taken over by M. A. Hanna in July.
1949	Alden		Bank		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Alden Coal Co.	165		0	165			Discontinued operation in June. Taken over by M. A. Hanna in July.
1950	Alden		Stripping		14	Nanticoke¹	Luzerne	Mt. Alden Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	6,630	6,630	60	10	Coal prepared at Capone Breaker.
1951	Mt. Alden		Breaker		2	Throop²	Lackawanna	Mt. Alden Coal Co.	0		0	0	60	9	Discontinued operation in May.

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

Note 2: From a list of Anthracite Operators. This may not be the operation location.