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 |
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1885 | Blanchard | | Colliery | Drift | 1 | Fell Twp. | Lackawanna | North-Western Coal Co. | 11,622 | New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad | 0 | 12,170 | 91 | 116 | Simpson | 1886 | Simpson | | Colliery | Slope / Tunnel | 1 | Fell Twp. | Lackawanna | Jones, Simpson & Co. | 22,225 | New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad | 0 | 23,225 | 122 | 127 | Northwest | 1887 | Simpson | | Colliery | Slope / Tunnel | 1 | Fell Twp. | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co., Limited | 105,087 | | 0 | 105,781 | 259 | 218 | | 1888 | Simpson | | Colliery | Slope | 1 | Fell Twp. | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co., Limited | 126,762 | | 0 | 132,444 | 213 | 213 | | 1889 | Simpson | | Colliery | Slopes | 1 | Fell Twp. | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co., Limited | 142,724 | | 0 | 154,850 | 219 | 287 | | 1890 | Simpson | | Colliery | Slopes | 1 | Fell Twp. | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 175,209 | | 0 | 186,313 | 216 | 342 | | 1891 | Simpson | | Colliery | Slopes | 2 | Fell Twp. | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 276,143 | | 0 | 293,500 | 267 | 410 | | 1892 | Simpson | | Colliery | Slopes 1 | 1 | Fell Twp. | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 243,024 | | 0 | 258,577 | 217 | 351 | | 1893 | Simpson | | Colliery | Slopes 1 | 1 | Fell Twp. | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 244,800 | | 0 | 260,729 | 223 | 426 | | 1894 | Simpson | | Colliery | Slopes 1 | 1 | Fell Twp. | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 208,516 | | 0 | 222,011 | 177 | 556 | | 1895 | Simpson | | Colliery | Slopes 1 | 1 | Fell Twp. | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 178,954 | | 0 | 190,518 | 150 | 483 | | 1896 | Simpson | | Colliery | Slopes 1 | 1 | Fell Twp. | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 158,078 | | 0 | 169,235 | 132 | 448 | | 1897 | Simpson | | Colliery | Slopes 1 | 1 | Fell Twp. | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 175,645 | | 0 | 187,587 | 146 | 494 | | 1898 | Simpson | | Colliery | Slopes 1 | 1 | Fell Twp. | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 204,813 | New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad | 0 | 214,478 | 147 | 416 | | 1899 | Northwest | | Colliery | No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope 1 | 1 | Fell Twp. 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Iron Co. | 256,289 | | 0 | 265,903 | 203 | 477 | Simpson | 1900 | Northwest | | Colliery | No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope 1 | 1 | Fell Twp. 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Iron Co. | 199,821 | Erie | 0 | 210,736 | 180 | 511 | | 1901 | Northwest | | Colliery | No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope 1 | 1 | Fell Twp. 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Iron Co. | 196,909 | NYO&W | 0 | 207,680 | 181 | 420 | | 1902 | Northwest | | Colliery | No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope 1 | 1 | Fell Twp. 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Iron Co. | 17,038 | D&H / Erie | 0 | 20,086 | 38 | 335 | | 1903 | Northwest | | Colliery | No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope | 1 | Fell Twp. 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Iron Co. | 211,887 | Erie | 0 | 225,190 | 214 | 457 | | 1904 | Northwest | | Colliery | No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope | 1 | Fell Twp. 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Iron Co. | 183,500 | Erie / NYO&W | 0 | 195,262 | 179 | 457 | | 1905 | Northwest | | Colliery | No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope | 1 | Fell Twp. 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Iron Co. | 171,223 | NYO&W | 0 | 182,117 | 159 | 428 | | 1906 | Northwest | | Colliery | No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope | 1 | Fell Twp. 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 125,910 | NYO&W | 0 | 136,616 | 148 | 366 | | 1907 | Northwest | | Colliery | No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope | 1 | Fell Twp. 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Iron Co. | 120,529 | NYO&W | 0 | 130,939 | 170 | 362 | | 1908 | Northwest | | Colliery | No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope (abandoned) | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 145,435 | NYO&W | 0 | 157,863 | 221 | 432 | | 1909 | Northwest | | Colliery | No. 1 Slope | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 175,891 | NYO&W | 0 | 190,696 | 269 | 464 | | 1910 | Northwest | | Colliery | No. 1 Slope | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 155,206 | NYO&W | 0 | 168,471 | 246 | 442 | | 1911 | Northwest | | Colliery | Shaft | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 179,392 | NYO&W | 0 | 197,770 | 268 | 413 | | 1912 | Northwest | | Colliery | Slope | 21 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 160,890 | Erie / NYO&W | 0 | 177,898 | 230 | 383 | | 1913 | Northwest | | Colliery | Drift / Slope | 21 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 177,972 | Erie / NYO&W | 0 | 187,787 | 268 | 357 | | 1914 | Northwest | | Colliery | Drift / Slope | 21 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Coal Co. | 149,286 | Erie / NYO&W | 0 | 157,771 | 244 | 351 | Formerly Northwest Coal Co. | 1915 | Northwest | | Colliery | Drift / Slope | 21 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Coal Co. | 86,629 | NYO&W | 0 | 92,470 | 158 | 284 | | 1916 | Northwest | | Colliery | Slopes (5) | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Coal Co. | 62,620 | Erie / NYO&W | 0 | 66,990 | 173 | 159 | | 1917 | Northwest | | Colliery | Slopes (5) | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Coal Co. | 95,534 | Erie / NYO&W | 0 | 105,864 | 256 | 175 | | 1918 | Northwest | | Colliery | Slopes (3) Robbing pillars; abandoned / Slopes (2) active | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Coal Co. | 101,236 | Erie / NYO&W | 0 | 113,472 | 279 | 177 | | 1919 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Coal Co. | 65,413 | DL&W / Erie / NYO&W | 0 | 73,513 | 164 | 168 | | 1920 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Coal Co. | 80,189 | Erie / NYO&W | 0 | 89,219 | 180 | 207 | | 1921 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Coal Co. | 97,806 | Erie / NYO&W | 0 | 110,048 | 231 | 291 | | 1922 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Coal Co. | 69,057 | Erie / NYO&W | 0 | 77,994 | 149 | 314 | | 1923 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Coal Co. | 142,060 | Erie / NYO&W | 0 | 158,150 | 253 | 404 | | 1924 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Coal Co. | 152,491 | Erie / NYO&W | 0 | 169,421 | 255 | 421 | | 1925 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Coal Co. | 73,866 | Erie / NYO&W | 0 | 82,598 | 132 | 368 | | 1926 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Coal Co. | 131,083 | Erie / NYO&W | 0 | 145,711 | 215 | 396 | | 1927 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Coal Co. | 164,892 | NYO&W | 0 | 182,432 | 243 | 398 | | 1928 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Temple Coal Co. | 27,106 | NYO&W | 0 | 30,895 | 36 | 388 | | 1929 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Triplex Coal Co. | 486 | Erie | 0 | 686 | 15 | 84 | Leased from Temple Coal Co. | 1930 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Norwesco Mining Co. | 10,563 | Erie | 0 | 10,563 | 69 | 29 | Coal prepared at Langcliffe Breaker, 7th District. | 1931 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Norwesco Mining Co. | 26,084 | | 0 | 26,236 | 152 | 150 | Sold run of mine to Langcliffe Breaker, 7th District. | 1932 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Twin Hills Coal Co. | 26,563 | | 0 | 26,663 | 199 | 177 | | 1933 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Maryde Coal Co. | 63,720 | | 0 | 64,100 | 272 | 154 | | 1934 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Maryde Coal Co. | 11,558 | | 0 | 12,233 | 62 | | | 1934 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 65,795 | | 0 | 78,790 | 136 | 305 | | 1935 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 44,225 | | 25,848 | 75,997 | 271 | 236 | | 1936 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 101,070 | | 84,032 | 191,852 | 275 | 209 | | 1937 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 67,051 | | 50,386 | 122,137 | 262 | 163 | | 1938 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 59,421 | | 36,420 | 102,341 | 226 | 191 | | 1939 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 97,568 | | 70,300 | 174,868 | 175 | 325 | | 1940 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 87,018 | | 79,093 | 173,111 | 202 | 305 | | 1941 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 124,829 | | 53,498 | 185,727 | 206 | 323 | | 1942 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 173,592 | | 16,227 | 218,919 | 234 | 326 | | 1943 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 144,746 | | 0 | 197,359 | 287 | 254 | | 1943 | Northwest | | Mine | | 4 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 5,530 | | 0 | 5,530 | 80 | 40 | Transferred from 6th District. | 1944 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 71,120 | | 0 | 143,454 | 313 | 203 | | 1945 | Northwest | | Colliery | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 61,718 | | 0 | 85,609 | 277 | 100 | | 1946 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 68,133 | | 0 | 68,133 | 276 | 84 | | 1946 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 14,473 | | 25,759 | 44,788 | 257 | 68 | Includes 560 tons bank and 35,241 tons stripping coal. | 1947 | Northwest | | Mine | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 59,845 | | 0 | 59,845 | 220 | 102 | Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker. | 1947 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 13,326 | | 13,858 | 31,484 | 263 | 56 | Includes 12,295 tons of stripping coal. | 1948 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 6,925 | | 15,986 | 28,196 | 282 | 65 | Includes 13,463 tons of stripping coal. | 1949 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 7,655 | | 17,205 | 30,085 | 232 | 85 | Includes 14,042 tons of stripping coal. | 1950 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 5,080 | | 19,027 | 31,252 | 250 | 55 | Includes 16,540 tons of stripping coal. | 1951 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 3,565 | | 8,518 | 17,138 | 230 | 49 | | 1951 | Northwest | | Stripping | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 2,094 | | 5,002 | 10,141 | 236 | 9 | | 1951 | Northwest | | Mine | | 3 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 396 | | 0 | 396 | 38 | 15 | Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker. | 1952 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 4,702 | | 11,779 | 24,185 | 225 | 50 | | 1952 | Northwest | | Stripping | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 2,533 | | 6,343 | 12,927 | 225 | 9 | Coal prepared at Simpson Breaker. | 1952 | Northwest | | Mine | | 3 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 9,185 | | 0 | 9,185 | 227 | 34 | Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker. | 1952 | Northwest | | Stripping | | 3 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 7,260 | | 0 | 7,260 | 182 | 12 | Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker. | 1953 | Northwest | | Breaker | Slope / Drift | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 3,617 | | 0 | 18,082 | 219 | 37 | | 1953 | Northwest | | Stripping | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 2,477 | | 0 | 8,278 | 233 | 8 | | 1953 | Northwest | | Mine | Slope | 3 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 12,680 | | 0 | 12,680 | 175 | 33 | | 1953 | Northwest | | Stripping | | 3 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 942 | | 0 | 942 | 175 | 8 | | 1954 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 5,098 | | 0 | 20,984 | 191 | 36 | | 1954 | Northwest | | Stripping | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 0 | | 0 | 5,029 | 191 | 9 | Coal prepared at Northwest Breaker. | 1954 | Northwest | | Stripping | | 3 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Northwest Coal Co. | 9,630 | | 0 | 9,630 | 109 | 20 | Coal prepared at Northwest Coal Co. | 1955 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 275 | | 1,905 | 3,614 | 209 | 24 | | 1955 | Northwest | | Stripping | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 390 | | 4,787 | 7,882 | 197 | 11 | Coal prepared at Northwest Breaker. | 1956 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 64 | | 736 | 1,497 | 243 | 6 | | 1956 | Northwest | | Stripping | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 235 | | 2,420 | 5,074 | 243 | 15 | Coal prepared at Northwest Breaker. | 1957 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 0 | | 0 | 584 | 147 | 10 | | 1958 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 0 | Truck 1 | 440 | 975 | 181 | 16 | | 1958 | Northwest | | Stripping | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 0 | Truck 1 | 491 | 1,429 | 157 | 6 | | 1959 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 0 | Truck 1 | 113 | 257 | 30 | 5 | | 1959 | Northwest | | Stripping | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 0 | Truck 1 | 2,002 | 6,224 | 29 | 6 | | 1960 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Cicio Coal Co. | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6 | | 1960 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Simpson Coal Co. | 0 | Truck 1 | 1,093 | 3,979 | 201 | 6 | | 1961 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Cicio Brothers Coal Co. | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 140 | 5 | | 1962 | Northwest | | Breaker | | 1 | Simpson 1 | Lackawanna | Cicio Coal Co. | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | | 1964 | Simpson | 93-1 | Stripping | | 1 | Fell Twp. | Lackawanna | Dewees Bros. | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 86 | 4 | | 1968 | Simpson | | Bank | | 5 | Fell Twp. | Luzerne | Blue Coal Corporation | 16,444 | | 8,240 | 43,610 | 202 | 3 | Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers. |
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