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Salem Collieries Co.
(Salem Coal Co.)
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YearOperation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
1875 Paxton CollieryDriftMiddleShickshinnyLuzerneSalem Coal Co.0060,000 155 
1876 Paxton CollieryDrift 1MiddleShickshinnyLuzerneSalem Coal Co.0034,500175175 
1878 Salem CollieryTunnel 1MiddleSalem Twp.LuzerneSalem Coal Co.35,865038,496200197 
1879 Salem CollieryTunnel 1MiddleSalem Twp.LuzerneSalem Coal Co.35,400040,000228167 
1880 Salem CollieryTunnelMiddleSalem Twp.LuzerneSalem Coal Co.0040,000214154 
1881 Salem CollieryTunnelMiddleSalem Twp.LuzerneSalem Coal Co.0052,450280153 
1882 Salem CollieryTunnelMiddleSalem Twp.LuzerneSalem Coal Co.0047,450250180 
1883 Salem CollieryTunnelMiddleSalem Twp.LuzerneSalem Coal Co.0051,786248176 
1884 Salem CollieryMiddleSalem Twp.LuzerneSalem Coal Co.0Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)042,940221197 
1885 Salem Colliery3Salem Twp.LuzerneSalem Coal Co.0Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)033,098225117 
1886 Salem Colliery3Salem Twp.LuzerneSalem Coal Co.10,491Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)013,88214169 
1933 Salem Colliery14Salem Twp. 1LuzerneSalem Collieries Co.3,35003,97145103 
1934 Salem Colliery14Salem Twp. 1LuzerneSalem Collieries Co.2,40503,10549120 

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