Throop Mine Fire
(Pancoast, Throop Mining)
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YearOperation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
1881Pancoast CollieryShaft / SlopeEasternDickson CityLackawannaPancoast Coal Co.000 62 
1882Pancoast CollieryShaft / SlopeEasternDickson CityLackawannaPancoast Coal Co.0063,707222256 
1883Pancoast CollieryShaft / SlopeEasternDickson CityLackawannaPancoast Coal Co.0054,576209188 
1884Pancoast CollieryShaftEasternDickson CityLackawannaPancoast Coal Co.0DL&W088,902194327 
1885Pancoast CollieryShaft1Dickson CityLackawannaPancoast Coal Co., Limited129,288DL&W0142,118208405 
1886Pancoast CollieryShaft1Dickson CityLackawannaPancoast Coal Co., Limited121,814DL&W0136,449204400 
1887Pancoast CollieryShaft1Dickson CityLackawannaPancoast Coal Co., Limited164,267DL&W 10178,436222453 
1888Pancoast CollieryShaft1Dickson CityLackawannaPancoast Coal Co., Limited176,291DL&W 10188,161225608 
1889Pancoast CollieryShaft1Dickson CityLackawannaPancoast Coal Co., Limited138,024DL&W 10153,111199621 
1890Pancoast CollieryShaft1Dickson CityLackawannaPancoast Coal Co., Limited131,842DL&W 10143,660205407 
1891Pancoast CollieryShaft2Dickson CityLackawannaPancoast Coal Co., Limited172,231DL&W 10186,485228414 
1892Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPancoast Coal Co., Limited167,467DL&W 10178,294182507 
1893Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPancoast Coal Co., Limited198,934DL&W 10200,757205568 
1894Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPancoast Coal Co., Limited202,249DL&W 10203,838187661 
1895Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPancoast Coal Co.221,488DL&W 10224,092210660 
1896Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPancoast Coal Co.196,261DL&W 10198,725199653 
1897Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPancoast Coal Co.189,570DL&W 10192,269185632 
1898Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPancoast Coal Co.204,228DL&W0238,683195641 
1899Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPancoast Coal Co.225,066DL&W0258,423222646 
1900Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.213,369DL&W0241,914208628 
1901Pancoast CollieryShaft 11ThroopLackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.313,047DL&W / NYO&W0338,653284827 
1902Pancoast CollieryShaft 11Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.170,479DL&W / NYO&W0197,665154871 
1902Pancoast Washery1Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.152,788DL&W / NYO&W0152,78815651 
1903Pancoast CollieryShaft2Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.336,616NYO&W0366,218243925 
1903Pancoast Washery2Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.125,480NYO&W0125,48015149 
1904Pancoast CollieryShaft2Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.126,289NYO&W0154,686126943 
1904Pancoast Washery2Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.60,497NYO&W060,4979555 
1905Pancoast CollieryShaft2Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.455,276NYO&W0494,5152391250 
1905Pancoast Washery2Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.49,186NYO&W049,18610651 
1906Pancoast CollieryShaft3Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.464,488DL&W / NYO&W0522,9372331300 
1906Pancoast Washery3Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.79,226DL&W / NYO&W079,226 31 
1907Pancoast CollieryShaft3Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.518,754DL&W / NYO&W0577,4642601320 
1907Pancoast Washery3Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.84,693DL&W / NYO&W084,693 42 
1908Pancoast CollieryShaft3Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.559,438DL&W / NYO&W0618,2862621372 
1908Pancoast Washery3Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.34,278DL&W / NYO&W034,2787836 
1909Pancoast CollieryShaft3Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.566,848DL&W / NYO&W0625,8652591422 
1909Pancoast Washery3Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.75,266DL&W / NYO&W075,26613845 
1910Pancoast CollieryShaft3Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.580,845DL&W / NYO&W0640,0602631392 
1910Pancoast Washery3Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.74,597DL&W / NYO&W074,59713840 
1911Pancoast CollieryShaft3Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.536,606DL&W / NYO&W0595,8882481427April 7 - Mine fire kills 72.
1911Pancoast Washery3Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.83,683DL&W / NYO&W083,68315342 
1912Pancoast CollieryShaft3Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.496,632D&H / DL&W / NYO&W0555,9752231380 
1912Pancoast Washery3Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.29,006D&H / DL&W / NYO&W029,00611130 
1913Pancoast CollieryShaft3Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.578,150DL&W / NYO&W0637,4072581439 
1914Pancoast CollieryShaft3Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.497,311D&H / DL&W / NYO&W0557,4392401400 
1915Pancoast CollieryShaft3Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.445,751D&H / DL&W / NYO&W0508,6702241367 
1916Pancoast CollieryShaft2Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.422,402D&H / DL&W / NYO&W0483,4042611236 
1917Pancoast CollieryShaft4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.367,473D&H / DL&W / NYO&W0425,211274916 
1918Pancoast CollieryShaft / Slope4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.396,940NYO&W0457,515301961 
1919Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.247,993D&H / DL&W / NYO&W0295,905248770 
1920Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.272,476DL&W / NYO&W0346,532303685 
1921Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.220,728DL&W / NYO&W0287,083243785 
1921Pancoast Washery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.0DL&W / NYO&W07,112243 Data included with colliery.
1922Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.145,218DL&W / NYO&W0210,404164779 
1923Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.212,216DL&W / NYO&W0281,808286755 
1923Pancoast Washery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.9,422DL&W / NYO&W020,222  Data included with colliery.
1924Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.251,003DL&W / NYO&W0328,891298693 
1925Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.129,382DL&W / NYO&W0170,842185628 
1926Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.169,406DL&W / NYO&W0199,709193553 
1927Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.101,011DL&W / NYO&W0117,91899529 
1928Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.202,461DL&W / NYO&W0227,349209547 
1929Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.218,464DL&W / NYO&W0243,649225538 
1930Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.209,631DL&W / NYO&W0233,973235579 
1931Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.359,3320392,368310671 
1932Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.395,7550425,275311703 
1933Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.421,0870449,512319642 
1934Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.308,4880331,108246612 
1935Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.228,075NYO&W / DL&W0245,158180523 
1936Pancoast Colliery4Throop 1LackawannaPrice-Pancoast Coal Co.127,5070134,716108392 
1937Pancoast Mine4Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.0Truck 17,5007,50012265Called Throop on report.
1938Pancoast Mine4Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.0Truck 110,14510,14519821Coal prepared at Ace Breaker, 6th District.
1939Pancoast Mine4Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.0Truck 121,40021,40022560Coal prepared at Ace Breaker, 6th District.
1940Pancoast Mine4Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.0Truck 158,34458,34421968Run of mine coal prepared at various breakers.
1941Pancoast Mine4Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.0Truck 162,85562,85517073 
1942Pancoast Mine4Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.0Truck 150,12450,12422467 
1943Pancoast Mine3Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.24,14018,96743,10728152Transferred from 4th District.
1944Pancoast Mine3Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.22,06620,36842,43430553 
1945Pancoast Mine3Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.16,59215,64932,60126148 
1946Pancoast Mine3Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.17,9889,68627,67426848Coal prepared at Consagra Breaker, 4th District.
1947Throop Mining Mine3Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.3,98020,89324,87326141Coal prepared at Consagra Breaker.
1948Throop Mining Mine3Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.11,2561,98613,24225831Coal prepared at Mid Valley Breaker.
1949Throop Mining Mine3Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.44689555189Coal prepared at Mid Valley Breaker.
1949Throop Mining Bank3Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.6,3071,2017,5086616Coal prepared at Mid Valley Breaker.
1949Throop Mining Stripping3Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.2,0103832,3933812Coal prepared at Mid Valley Breaker.
1950Throop Mining Mine3Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.5,2839336,21622123Coal prepared at Consagra, Pompey, Meadowside and Marvine breakers.
1950Throop Mining Bank3Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.0Truck 136,90036,90023413Coal prepared at Consagra, Pompey, Meadowside and Marvine breakers.
1951Throop Mining Mine2Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.1,14010,86212,0022398Coal prepared at Ace Breaker. Includes both deep mined and bank coal.
1952Throop Mining Mine2Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.1,0004,2625,26224115Coal prepared at Ace Breaker.
1953Throop Mining MineSlope2Throop 1LackawannaThroop Mining Co.1,1125,0686,18018112 
1955Throop Mine2Throop 1LackawannaThroop Coal Mining Co.34703471386Coal prepared at DeAngelis Breaker.
1965Pancoast116-1Stripping1Throop 1LackawannaRock, C. A.1851225375Coal prepared at Penbrook Breaker.
1965Pancoast Bank10Throop 1LuzerneRock Contractor, Carl8192511,2241526Coal prepared at Penbrook, Waddell, Pompey and Raymond breakers.
1966Pancoast116-1Stripping1Throop 1LackawannaRock, C. A.38107555765Coal prepared at Ace and Penbrook breakers.
1968Throop Mine Fire Cut1Throop 1LackawannaEmpire Contracting Co.322227800Coal prepared at Ace Breaker.
1969Throop Mine Fire Cut1Throop 1LackawannaEmpire Contracting Co.001,77500Coal prepared at Kassa and Ace breakers.

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


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