Black Diamond

Black Diamond
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Year	Operation Name	Type	Opening	District	City	County	Company Name	Railroad Shipments (tons)	Railroad to Mine	Truck Shipments (tons)	Total Production (tons)	Days Worked	Employees	Notes
1880	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	data not available	0		0	79,910	176	263
1881	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	data not available	0		0	84,783	207	281
1882	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	Haddock & Steel	0		0	82,946	224	347
1883	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	Haddock & Steel	0		0	94,442	205	322
1884	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	Haddock & Steel	0	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)	0	93,631	162	344
1885	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	2	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	Haddock & Steel	92,942	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)	0	104,030	151	306
1886	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	2	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	107,965	Lackawanna & Bloomsburg (DL&W)	0	121,160	147	800
1887	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	2	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	120,448	DL&W¹	0	135,450	176	304
1888	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	2	Kingston Twp.	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	120,319	DL&W¹	0	135,169	180	287
1889	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	2	Luzerne Borough	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	70,783	DL&W¹	0	81,448	112	256
1890	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	2	Luzerne Borough	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	140,286	DL&W¹	0	152,494	175	286
1891	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	3	Luzerne Borough	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	160,765	DL&W¹	0	175,679	188	381
1892	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	3	Luzerne Borough	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	223,319	DL&W¹	0	240,961	223	492
1893	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	3	Luzerne Borough	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	212,276	DL&W¹	0	234,501	234	492
1894	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	3	Luzerne Borough	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	220,616	DL&W¹	0	243,657	235	469
1895	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	3	Luzerne Borough	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	173,662	DL&W¹	0	196,689	209	433
1896	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	3	Luzerne Borough	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	164,414	DL&W¹	0	191,506	204	453
1897	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	3	Luzerne Borough	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	176,257	DL&W¹	0	202,228	210	459
1898	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	3	Luzerne Borough	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	165,243	DL&W	0	203,641	233	497
1899	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	3	Luzerne Borough	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	111,775		0	150,034	177	320
1900	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	3	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	77,540	DL&W	0	111,676	138	235
1901	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	3	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	82,232	DL&W	0	112,398	174	301
1902	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	3	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	John C. Haddock	45,212	DL&W	0	69,506	90	282
1903	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	6	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	People's Bank of Wilkes-Barre, Receiver	117,288	DL&W	0	141,892	161	351
1904	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	6	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	People's Bank of Wilkes-Barre, Receiver	112,604	DL&W	0	125,727	167	365
1904	Black Diamond	Washery		6	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	People's Bank of Wilkes-Barre, Receiver	0	LV	0	21,000	67	10
1905	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	6	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	People's Bank of Wilkes-Barre, Receiver	98,292	DL&W	0	110,170	194	336
1905	Black Diamond	Washery		6	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	People's Bank of Wilkes-Barre, Receiver	0	DL&W	0	23,000	65	9
1906	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	8	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	People's Bank of Wilkes-Barre, Receiver	96,274	DL&W / LV	0	108,721	176	342
1906	Black Diamond	Washery		8	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	People's Bank of Wilkes-Barre, Receiver	0	DL&W / LV	0	22,600	176
1907	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	8	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	People's Bank of Wilkes-Barre, Receiver	123,803	DL&W / LV	0	137,364	221	363
1907	Black Diamond	Washery		8	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	People's Bank of Wilkes-Barre, Receiver	0	DL&W / LV	0	22,400
1908	Black Diamond	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft	8	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	People's Bank of Wilkes-Barre, Receiver	147,609	DL&W / LV	0	159,609	237	422
1908	Black Diamond	Washery		8	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	People's Bank of Wilkes-Barre, Receiver	0	DL&W / LV	0	22,500
1909	Black Diamond	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft	8	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Plymouth Coal Co.	149,888	DL&W / LV	0	168,301	250	427
1909	Black Diamond	Washery		8	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Plymouth Coal Co.	0	DL&W / LV	0	22,500
1910	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	8	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Plymouth Coal Co.	151,783	DL&W / LV	0	173,138	228	412
1910	Black Diamond	Washery		8	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Plymouth Coal Co.	0	DL&W / LV	0	20,000
1911	Black Diamond	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft	8	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Plymouth Coal Co.	153,465	DL&W / LV	0	177,386	237	470
1911	Black Diamond	Washery		8	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Plymouth Coal Co.	0	DL&W / LV	0	17,000
1912	Black Diamond	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft	8	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Plymouth Coal Co.	144,487	DL&W / LV	0	191,400	232	473
1913	Black Diamond	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft	8	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Plymouth Coal Co.	148,112	DL&W / LV	0	185,918	259	491
1914	Black Diamond	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft	8	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Plymouth Coal Co.	167,165	DL&W / LV	0	202,279	269	530
1915	Black Diamond	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft	8	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Plymouth Coal Co.	157,037	DL&W / LV	0	191,652	246	480
1916	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Haddock Mining Co.	143,067	DL&W / LV	0	194,225	236	440
1917	Black Diamond	Colliery	Shaft	10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Haddock Mining Co.	160,933	DL&W / LV	0	202,374	264	452
1918	Black Diamond	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft	10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Haddock Mining Co.	155,284	DL&W / LV	0	187,230	265	425
1919	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Haddock Mining Co.	146,355	DL&W / LV	0	177,847	242	374
1920	Black Diamond	Colliery		10		Luzerne	Haddock Mining Co.	138,429	LV	0	170,638	239	363
1921	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Haddock Mining Co.	141,743	DL&W / LV	0	160,914	250	373
1922	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Haddock Mining Co.	90,904	DL&W / LV	0	111,682	151	368
1923	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Haddock Mining Co.	168,241	DL&W / LV	0	195,049	262	371
1924	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Haddock Mining Co.	193,967	DL&W / LV	0	218,796	276	373
1925	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Haddock Mining Co.	131,595	DL&W / LV	0	152,435	184	360
1926	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Haddock Mining Co.	182,019	DL&W / LV	0	207,154	255	426
1927	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Haddock Mining Co.	211,309	DL&W / LV	0	232,451	302	484
1928	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Haddock Mining Co.	183,998	DL&W / LV	0	204,916	299	485
1929	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Haddock Mining Co.	69,916		0	80,300	125	487
1935	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Black Diamond Breaker Corp.	2,647		0	2,647	24	10
1936	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Black Diamond Coal Corp.	5,516		0	8,286	212	29
1937	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Black Diamond Coal Corp.	2,622		0	4,187	173	41
1938	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Black Diamond Coal Corp.	0		0	255	48	26	Slope abandoned in March 1938. Breaker now operated by Flynn Sales Co.
1938	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	E. M. Flynn Coal Sales Co.	0		0	0	256	0	Breaker only.
1939	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Black Diamond Breaker Corp.	0		0	0	232	9
1940	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Black Diamond Breaker Corp.	29,275		47,765	100,049	308	20	Breaker only.
1941	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Black Diamond Breaker Corp.	0		0	0	175	20
1943	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Black Diamond Colliery Co., Inc.	17,691		0	18,056	102	22
1944	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Black Diamond Colliery Co., Inc.	24,232		0	24,441	310	15	Preparation plant tonnage is bank coal.
1945	Black Diamond	Colliery		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Black Diamond Colliery Co., Inc.	1,951		0	2,147	281	11
1946	Black Diamond	Bank		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Black Diamond Colliery Co., Inc.	222		0	222	267	7
1947	Black Diamond	Breaker		10	Luzerne¹	Luzerne	Black Diamond Colliery Co., Inc.	0		0	0	113	8	Preparation Plant

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