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YearOperation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
1875South Wilkes-Barre CollieryShaftMiddleWilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.000  Not shipping coal.
1881South Wilkes-Barre CollieryShaftMiddleWilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.000  Digging new shaft, 586 feet of probable 1,100 feet completed.
1882South Wilkes-Barre CollieryShaftMiddleWilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.000 24Digging new shaft, completed to 704 feet and hoisting coal.
1883South Wilkes-Barre CollieryShaftMiddleWilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.00462 14No Breaker.
1884South Wilkes-Barre CollieryShaft 1MiddleWilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.000 34No Breaker. Shaft started April 1884.
1886South Wilkes-Barre CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.000 38 
1887South Wilkes-Barre CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.5,86905,869 21No Breaker.
1888South Wilkes-Barre CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.1800180 40No Breaker.
1889South Wilkes-Barre CollieryShaft 13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.19,782019,782 82No Breaker.
1890South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft3Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.21,370021,370 92No Breaker.
1891South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.55,370055,370 175 
1892South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.141,0390142,70246593 
1893South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.288,1890298,892185791 
1894South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.155,0110284,145137769 
1895South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.325,9080391,467161869 
1896South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.207,1130267,40099831 
1897South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.28,577065,44521498 
1898South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.169,716LV0229,613100701 
1899South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.324,9720390,858157724 
1900South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.306,006CNJ0375,885169779 
1901South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft4Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.390,968CNJ0476,642212859 
1902South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft 14Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.199,854CNJ0254,423118934 
1903South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft 17Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.381,403CNJ0441,977236814 
1904South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft7Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.305,491CNJ0392,691239589 
1905South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft7Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.333,928CNJ0417,840227922 
1906South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft7Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.319,610CNJ0417,658206919 
1907South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft7Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.368,049CNJ0488,7572311073 
1908South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft 17Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.404,800CNJ0531,1022261112 
1909South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft7Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.391,716CNJ0499,5712001331 
1910South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft7Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.434,930CNJ0564,3752171261 
1911South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft7Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.448,935CNJ0590,1542401260 
1912South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft7Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.377,702CNJ0519,5902141217 
1913South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft7Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.468,612CNJ0620,6302401214 
1914South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft7Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.530,778CNJ0690,2882511404 
1915South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft / No. 3 Shaft / No. 4 Shaft7Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.447,192CNJ0589,2542091297 
1916South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.413,254CNJ0550,2662501069 
1917South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.396,047CNJ0563,6702821011 
1918South Wilkes-Barre CollieryNo. 3 Shaft / No. 5 Shaft11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.329,830CNJ0486,357302863 
1919South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.292,347CNJ0420,387273790 
1920South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.211,219CNJ0347,046280729 
1921South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.326,865CNJ0479,528290978 
1922South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.150,554CNJ0262,552157823 
1923South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.244,443CNJ0390,040276874 
1924South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.321,992CNJ0461,298278920 
1925South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.222,880CNJ0334,965192900 
1926South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.333,474CNJ0451,9492541083 
1927South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.345,165CNJ0495,1412561666 
1928South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.327,852CNJ0464,1002371137 
1929South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh & Wilkes-Barre Coal Co.317,177CNJ0447,7352111171 
1930South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.341,229CNJ0452,3681941272 
1931South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.484,2210572,1291941397 
1932South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.442,5670563,4391691364 
1933South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.431,5830541,6511551383 
1934South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.473,9290597,7001741447 
1935South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.453,2110571,1931631545 
1936South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.473,2680614,0631611520 
1937South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.496,6620631,6611821483 
1938South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.401,8280523,6891541540 
1939South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.528,9460635,5671851501 
1940South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.321,73061437,8011461487 
1941South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.486,920815640,7852001474 
1942South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.478,655796655,3482391275 
1943South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.372,434301540,1562721071 
1944South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.370,4670258,902309928 
1945South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.320,1917,300470,671280857 
1946South Wilkes-Barre Breaker11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.356,8129,208520,387290978 
1947South Wilkes-Barre Stripping11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneA. E. Dick Contracting Co.139,8520153,73327840Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1947South Wilkes-Barre Breaker11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.362,0530522,1142951010 
1948South Wilkes-Barre Breaker11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.314,93936467,908287999 
1949South Wilkes-Barre Breaker11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.256,9163,196366,9912061025 
1950South Wilkes-Barre Breaker11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.295,823355385,7932221021 
1951South Wilkes-Barre Breaker11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.242,683286292,139193818Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1952South Wilkes-Barre Breaker11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.312,8480321,372228754Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1953South Wilkes-Barre BreakerShaft11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.193,3320200,620144618 
1954South Wilkes-Barre Mine11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Coal Co.193,5550200,964193369Run of mine operation.
1955South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation163,6400169,888199357Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1956South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation28,9515,84137,43042367Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1957South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation5,9631,9618,59924433Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1958South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation13,6464,58221,22922122Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1959South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation17,6927,29028,10419647Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
1960South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation18,2226,61734,69521445Coal prepared at multiple breakers.
1961South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation25,9253,03343,37424451Coal prepared at Woodward, Loree and Marvine breakers.
1962South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation0001500Coal prepared at Woodward, Loree and Marvine breakers.
1962South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneV-R Coal Corp.20,1405,21042,11521665Coal prepared at Loree, Marvine, Pompey, Taylor and Huber breakers.
1963South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneV-R Coal Corp.58,41713,32399,95224088Coal prepared at Loree, Marvine and Huber breakers.
1964South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneV-R Coal Corp.56,4988,08285,69623579Coal prepared at Huber, Loree and Dorrance breakers.
1965South Wilkes-Barre Colliery13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneV-R Coal Corp.63,19816,576103,60318366Coal prepared at Huber, Loree and Taylor breakers.
1966South Wilkes-Barre Bank13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneReilly Contracting Co.0Truck 14,4404,440353Coal prepared at Ginther Washery.
1966South Wilkes-Barre Colliery13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneV-R Coal Corp.11,5462,12721,98211350Coal prepared at Huber, Loree and Kassa breakers.
1967South Wilkes-Barre Bank13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneReilly Contracting Co.0Truck 11,9151,91500From coal stockpiled at Ginther Washery in 1966.

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


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