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YearOperation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
1912Underwood MineShaft 13Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.0Erie00  New mine.
1913Underwood Colliery3Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.0Erie00 323New mine; not yet in operation
1914Underwood CollieryShaft3Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.49,190Erie064,696123413 
1915Underwood CollieryShaft3Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.277,686Erie0313,515265561 
1916Underwood CollieryShaft6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.301,605Erie0329,309301601 
1917Underwood CollieryShaft6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.381,390Erie0411,457303624 
1918Underwood CollieryShaft6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.390,606Erie0423,178305624 
1919Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.441,400Erie0474,608295886 
1920Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.530,920Erie0571,632295896 
1921Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.651,795Erie0693,4083031114 
1922Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.387,473Erie0416,6191711170 
1923Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.683,791Erie0718,7612851191 
1924Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.629,793Erie0668,4632621296 
1925Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.452,127Erie0493,3091831289 
1926Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.824,724Erie0865,4562481398 
1927Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.665,693Erie0706,4242531387 
1928Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.695,949Erie0739,4872811374 
1929Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.715,522Erie0753,4572581481 
1930Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaThe Pittston Co.453,147Erie0479,7231581479 
1931Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaThe Pittston Co.729,4910775,7022001554 
1932Underwood Stripping2Olyphant 1LackawannaThe Pittston Co.58,096063,856296114 
1932Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaThe Pittston Co.943,25601,036,8272591589 
1933Underwood Stripping2Olyphant 1LackawannaThe Pittston Co.65,883072,871257109 
1933Underwood Stripping2Olyphant 1LackawannaThe Pittston Co.20,006022,12813016 
1933Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaThe Pittston Co.497,1290549,8541431579 
1933Underwood Stripping6Olyphant 1LackawannaThe Pittston Co.6,85907,587108  
1934Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaThe Pittston Co.716,7910790,9682111532 
1934Underwood Stripping6Olyphant 1LackawannaThe Pittston Co.2,76502,98380  
1935Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaThe Pittston Co.418,9180453,0291401467 
1935Underwood Stripping6Olyphant 1LackawannaThe Pittston Co.5,05805,545140  
1936Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaThe Pittston Co.703,9990753,1352461412 
1936Underwood Stripping6Olyphant 1LackawannaThe Pittston Co.5,63006,0302465 
1937Underwood Colliery5Olyphant 1LackawannaThe Pittston Co.206,9670236,531207458 
1937Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaThe Pittston Co.515,1580564,1792101392 
1938Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaThe Pittston Co.150,3890163,412691168Now known as the Pennsylvania Coal Co.
1939Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.235,2690295,610152840 
1940Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.227,5170291,246148723 
1941Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.211,5090274,142204272 
1942Underwood Colliery6Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.185,8050267,988241563 
1943Underwood Colliery2Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.316,7390493,230280758 
1944Underwood Colliery2Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.359,2320529,832309795 
1945Underwood Colliery2Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.250,4920401,833284742 
1946Underwood Breaker2Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.279,2120441,538281776Includes 47,065 tons bank coal prepared at Aldelphia Washery.
1947Underwood Breaker2Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.260,5330408,570292723Includes 42,003 tons bank coal prepared at Aldelphia Washery.
1948Underwood Breaker2Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.234,9500392,366293607Includes 44,017 tons of silt prepared at Adelphia Washery.
1949Underwood Breaker2Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.159,8990253,799216563Includes 27,109 tons silt prepared at Central Concentrated Breaker (6th District).
1950Underwood Breaker2Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.149,8450224,167216515 
1951Underwood Breaker2Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.119,3210176,473193489 
1952Underwood Breaker2Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.121,6720183,599206417 
1953Underwood BreakerShaft2Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.8,761019,832152417Rail shipments includes stripping coal.
1953Underwood Bank2Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.009,14400 
1954Underwood Bank2Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.5,48805,4885465Discontinued operation in May.
1957Underwood Stripping3Olyphant 1LackawannaC. B. & M. Coal Co.8,086010,10814313Coal prepared at multiple breakers.
1959Underwood Colliery2Olyphant 1LackawannaPennsylvania Coal Co.0002485Maintenance work only.
1959Underwood Colliery2Olyphant 1LackawannaTurnpike Coal Co.8,82216,69631,50321343Coal prepared at Bolands and Raymond breakers.
1959Underwood MineSlope2Olyphant 1LackawannaVillage Slope Coal Co.45,2558,76072,99224883Coal prepared at Ace, Raymond, Pompey and Pittston breakers.
1960Underwood Colliery2Olyphant 1LackawannaTurnpike Coal Co.2,3345,36716,33820037Coal prepared at Raymond, Ace, Morgan and Penbrook breakers.
1960Underwood MineSlope2Olyphant 1LackawannaVillage Slope Coal Co.13,8359,44638,86122874Coal prepared at Ace, Raymond, Pompey and Penbrook breakers.
1961Underwood MineSlope2Olyphant 1LackawannaVillage Slope Coal Co.9,0135,95426,32724237Coal prepared at Morgan, Raymond, Pompey and Penbrook breakers.
1962Underwood MineSlope / No. 2 Drift2Olyphant 1LackawannaVillage Slope Coal Co.10,6286,03430,61624142Coal prepared at Raymond, Pompey and Penbrook breakers.
1963Underwood Stripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaC. & S. Excavating Co.1,4571432,7302510Coal prepared at Penbrook and Pompey breakers.
1963Underwood Bank1Olyphant 1LackawannaPerry Coal Sales Co.2,4521572,6092010Stripping operation finished. Coal prepared at Waddell Breaker.
1963Underwood Colliery1Olyphant 1LackawannaTurnpike Coal Co.2,9014386,1286420Coal prepared at Ace, Penbrook and Pompey breakers.
1963Underwood Stripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaTurnpike Coal Co.2,9283375,3271005Coal prepared at Ace, Penbrook and Pompey breakers.
1963Underwood Colliery1Olyphant 1LackawannaVillage Slope Coal Co.14,0631,36326,74524036Coal prepared at Pompey and Penbrook breakers.
1964Underwood78-1, 2Stripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaC. & S. Excavating Co.7,4462,81616,52817316Coal prepared at Penbrook and Pompey breakers.
1964Underwood Bank1Olyphant 1LackawannaPerry Coal Sales Co.8,20908,352736Coal prepared at Waddell and Morgan breakers.
1964Underwood32-2Stripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaTurnpike Coal Co.28,5701,24241,40619517Coal prepared at Ace, Penbrook and Pompey breakers.
1964Underwood Colliery1Olyphant 1LackawannaVillage Slope Coal Co.30,7373,76350,13725256Coal prepared at Pompey, Penbrook and Ace breakers.
1965Underwood78-2Stripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaC. & S. Excavating Co.5,8603,88012,9021199Coal prepared at Penbrook and Pompey breakers.
1965Underwood78-1RAStripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaC. & S. Excavating Co.3,8766,56014,762109Coal prepared at Penbrook and Waddell breakers.
1965Underwood78-3Stripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaC. & S. Excavating Co.6804451,565339Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
1965Underwood32-2RStripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaTurnpike Coal Co.10,9326,83522,78421117Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
1965Underwood Bank10Olyphant 1LackawannaC. & S. Coal Co.5000500538Coal prepared at Waddell Breaker.
1965Underwood Bank10Olyphant 1LackawannaPerry Coal Sales Co.6,7502,9369,686566Coal prepared at Waddell Breaker. 2,936 tons shipped unprepared to PP&L. 5,840 tons shipped unprepared to EL Railroad.
1965Underwood Colliery10Olyphant 1LackawannaVillage Slope Coal Co.1,19511,50216,98822534Abandoned during 1965. Coal prepared at Penbrook and Ace breakers.
1966Underwood78-4Stripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaC. & S. Excavating Co.2,5122705,414460Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
1966Underwood32-2RStripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaTurnpike Coal Co.1151121783Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
1966Underwood Bank10Olyphant 1LackawannaRider Coal Co.6,3681,43115,97624522Coal prepared at Ace, Penbrook and Pompey breakers.
1966Underwood Bank13Olyphant 1LackawannaC. & S. Excavating Co.0Truck 11,2901,290324Coal prepared at Waddell Washery.

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


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