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YearOperation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
1881Dorrance CollieryShaftMiddleWilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.000  Digging new shaft, 250 feet of probable 1,000 feet completed.
1882Dorrance CollieryShaftMiddleWilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.000 30Digging new shaft, 600 feet of probable 1,000 feet completed.
1883Dorrance CollieryShaftMiddleWilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.00685 53No breaker.
1884Dorrance CollieryShaftMiddleWilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0LV011,743131109 
1885Dorrance CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0LV019,231145108 
1886Dorrance CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.33,128LV042,904222132 
1887Dorrance CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.40,046LV 1051,650244136 
1888Dorrance CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.67,971LV 1073,094225171 
1889Dorrance CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.101,784LV 10110,198231228 
1890Dorrance CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.115,352LV 10102,609237241 
1891Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.107,012LV 10117,218235261 
1892Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.85,910LV 1098,313199269 
1893Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.115,255LV 10122,366171327 
1894Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.135,823LV 10114,889139376 
1895Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.157,446LV 10180,630170530 
1896Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.155,003LV 10193,432140652 
1897Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.197,753LV 10249,982143686 
1898Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.200,492LV0247,903147585 
1899Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.189,587LV 10238,837155551 
1900Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.148,531LV0192,524133529 
1901Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.212,330LV0280,243192558 
1902Dorrance CollieryShaft 14Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.134,827LV0181,824113621 
1903Dorrance CollieryShaft (2)7Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.270,145LV0341,797222693 
1904Dorrance CollieryBaltimore Shaft / Hillman Shaft7Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.219,795LV0293,325228729 
1905Dorrance CollieryBaltimore Shaft / Hillman Shaft7Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.248,779LV0335,100242717 
1906Dorrance CollieryBaltimore Shaft / Hillman Shaft7Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.225,999LV0297,424203694 
1907Dorrance CollieryBaltimore Shaft / Hillman Shaft7Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.231,539LV0324,173218671 
1908Dorrance CollieryBaltimore Shaft / Hillman Shaft7Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.225,343LV0295,218181697 
1909Dorrance CollieryBaltimore Shaft / Hillman Shaft7Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.276,819LV0351,626203682 
1910Dorrance CollieryBaltimore Shaft / Hillman Shaft7Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.320,616LV0406,373225725 
1911Dorrance CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft7Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.349,890LV0440,548246720 
1912Dorrance CollieryBaltimore Shaft / Hillman Shaft7Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.366,878LV0460,920229747 
1913Dorrance CollieryBaltimore Shaft / Hillman Shaft7Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.434,497LV0533,752250786 
1914Dorrance CollieryBaltimore Shaft / Hillman Shaft7Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.456,721LV0555,511229808 
1915Dorrance CollieryBaltimore Shaft / Hillman Shaft7Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.477,298LV0584,469225871 
1916Dorrance CollieryShaft11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.386,625LV0497,644220751 
1917Dorrance CollieryShaft11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.475,557LV0600,142280754 
1918Dorrance CollieryShaft11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.502,175LV0629,092297772 
1919Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.470,421LV0595,064274815 
1920Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.424,397LV0545,383271786 
1921Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.449,404LV0569,508283857 
1922Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.230,734LV0315,199152899 
1923Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.392,799LV0508,683260842 
1924Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.418,977LV0528,984275858 
1925Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.284,742LV26,398370,317190926 
1926Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.413,536LV0523,400251805 
1927Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.333,123LV0442,669213970 
1928Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.415,722LV0539,0102451052 
1929Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.512,063LV0647,8512851050 
1930Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.534,173LV0659,8392761073 
1931Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.677,6540845,6562811087 
1932Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.594,4370767,970276947 
1933Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.599,1528,330758,727250891 
1934Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.711,03829,308898,423295932 
1935Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.698,32528,971896,185283961 
1936Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.489,52135,705678,630222975 
1937Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.485,68641,759673,948206986 
1938Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.477,27854,357664,709204976 
1939Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.505,76056,733690,5082131027 
1940Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.469,91160,569647,4991951051 
1941Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.528,49270,420707,4122201057 
1942Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.534,72387,106743,387261990 
1943Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.433,75671,688635,877278882 
1944Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.402,99663,628582,866308773 
1945Dorrance CollieryShaft 111Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.323,79457,659499,170279727 
1946Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.359,45451,596540,905285784 
1947Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.354,01359,365523,913271781 
1948Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.340,46457,686493,546265777 
1949Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.224,09752,000354,830202762 
1950Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.239,11050,866385,617215769 
1951Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.211,97249,896355,160204748 
1952Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.142,77435,950244,122162681 
1952Dorrance Stripping11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.6,23306,700926Coal prepared at Prospect Breaker.
1953Dorrance BreakerShaft11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.126,01647,495221,992147703 
1953Dorrance Stripping11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.13,550015,355976 
1954Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.72,08840,935139,004153495Mining suspended from May 5 to October 4, 1954. Breaker continued operating.
1955Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.171,36798,597311,271223361 
1956Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.183,48410,779336,284245364 
1957Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.135,478100,936282,643219375 
1958Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.50,53270,138152,512147369 
1959Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.00015762Operated by Lehigh Valley Coal Co. until March 15th and by Lehigh Valley Anthracite from May 1st.
1959Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.14,26923,98245,99339329Operated by Lehigh Valley Coal Co. until March 15th and by Lehigh Valley Anthracite from May 1st.
1960Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.0007453 
1961Dorrance BreakerSlope11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.0008647 
1962Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.00011253 
1963Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.00020661 
1964Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.00015756 
1965Dorrance Breaker10Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.00012756 
1966Dorrance Breaker13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.00012955 

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


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