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Laflin
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Year	Operation Name	Number	Type	Opening	District	City	County	Company Name	Railroad Shipments (tons)	Railroad to Mine	Truck Shipments (tons)	Total Production (tons)	Days Worked	Employees	Notes
1895	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	3	Laflin	Luzerne	Laflin Coal Co.	2,529		0	3,561	12	121
1896	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft	3	Laflin	Luzerne	Laflin Coal Co.	47,192		0	54,981	125	280
1897	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft	3	Laflin	Luzerne	Laflin Coal Co.	63,627		0	72,230	93	314
1898	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft	3	Laflin	Luzerne	Laflin Coal Co.	66,401	CNJ	0	74,996	91	291
1899	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft	3	Laflin	Luzerne	Laflin Coal Co.	58,442		0	68,607	89	245
1900	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft	3	Laflin	Luzerne	Laflin Coal Co.	41,898	D&H / LV	0	52,078	72	201
1901	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	3	Laflin	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	83,713	D&H	0	91,864	125	265
1902	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	3	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	13,420	D&H	0	29,523	37	125
1903	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	5	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	39,630	D&H	0	55,738	103	234
1904	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	5	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	68,597	D&H	0	85,466	157	373
1905	Laflin		Colliery	Laurel Run Shaft / Shaft / Tunnel	5	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	78,989	D&H	0	96,441	152	393
1906	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	6	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	73,152	D&H	0	90,042	139	391
1907	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	6	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	119,286	D&H	0	136,322	176	484
1908	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	6	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	109,224	D&H	0	126,150	141	535
1909	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	6	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	109,905	D&H	0	129,568	126	539
1910	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	6	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	108,216	D&H	0	128,058	139	509
1911	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	6	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	168,490	D&H	0	191,327	202	553
1912	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	6	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	146,003	D&H	0	167,365	172	555
1913	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	6	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	174,204	D&H	0	197,062	203	578
1914	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	6	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	178,518	D&H	0	201,496	194	579
1915	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	6	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Co.	168,048	D&H	0	190,860	197	579
1916	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Co. (Inside) Hudson Coal Co. (Outside)	112,133	D&H	0	134,989	150	489
1917	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft / Tunnel	10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Co.	156,572	D&H	0	178,954	201	538
1917	Laflin		Washery		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Co.	1,413	D&H	0	1,418	202		Washery employees included in the colliery totals.
1918	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft	8	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	220,534	D&H	0	243,158	341	547
1918	Laflin		Washery		8	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	25,713	D&H	0	28,014
1919	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	8	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	252,223	D&H	0	273,933	291	526
1919	Laflin		Washery		8	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	10,368	D&H	0	14,407
1920	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	8	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	228,209	D&H	0	235,545	243	502	Breaker destroyed by fire. Coal prepared at Laurel Run, 10th District.
1920	Laflin		Washery		8	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	2,372	D&H	0	6,598			Data included with colliery.
1921	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	8	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	303,082	D&H	0	315,436	279	538	Coal prepared at Pine Ridge Breaker, 10th District.
1922	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	8	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	135,998	D&H	0	146,130	133	561	Coal prepared at Pine Ridge Breaker, 10th District.
1923	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	8	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	229,170	D&H	0	249,382	244	537
1924	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	8	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	248,625	D&H	0	264,392	257	560
1925	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	8	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	17,742	D&H	0	190,019	184	586
1926	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	8	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	155,205	D&H	0	171,215	204	505
1927	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	7	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	32,288	D&H	0	43,788	48	299
1928	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	7	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	73,379	D&H	0	83,116	88	299
1929	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	7	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	12,505	D&H	0	13,133	16	275
1930	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	7	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	0	D&H	0	0			Idle.
1931	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	7	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	0		0	0		80	Idle.
1932	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	7	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	0		0	0		82	Idle.
1933	Laflin		Stripping		7	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	4,501		0	4,995	199	71
1934	Laflin		Colliery		7	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	180		0	180	195	66
1935	Laflin		Stripping		7	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	0		0	0	171	69
1936	Laflin		Stripping		7	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	0		0	0	193	68
1937	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	0		0	0	221	69	Mine did not operate during 1937. Breaker worked preparing coal for other mines.
1938	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	7	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	0		0	0	180	69	Prepared coal from other sites only.
1939	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	0		0	0	217	70
1940	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	0		0	0	207	71	Mine idle; preparing coal from other locations only.
1941	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	339		0	339	206	82
1941	Laflin		Stripping		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	14,721		0	14,721	91	12
1942	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	8,075		0	8,075	252	124
1942	Laflin		Stripping		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	72,893		0	72,893	245	14
1943	Laflin		Mine	Shaft¹	10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Greenwood Mining Co.	0	Truck¹	33,301	33,301	269	37
1943	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	36,771		0	48,247	295	96
1943	Laflin		Stripping		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	43,056		0	43,056	301	16
1944	Laflin		Mine	Shaft¹	10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Greenwood Mining Co.	26,937		0	26,937	289	31	Run of mine operation.
1944	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	2,529		0	15,443	314	69
1944	Laflin		Stripping		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	47,877		0	47,877	254	18
1945	Laflin		Mine	Shaft¹	10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Greenwood Mining Co.	0	Truck¹	22,137	22,137	239	36	Run of mine operation.
1945	Laflin		Colliery	Shaft¹	10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	0		0	5,004	288	69
1946	Laflin		Mine		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Greenwood Mining Co.	0	Truck¹	25,201	25,201	281	33	Coal preapred at Laflin Breaker. Includes 7,534 tons stripping coal.
1946	Laflin		Breaker		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	1,774		0	17,160	292	74	Includes 11,783 tons bank coal.
1947	Laflin		Mine		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Greenwood Mining Co.	0	Truck¹	16,265	16,265	234	35	Coal prepared at Laflin Breaker.
1947	Laflin		Breaker		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	46,117		0	58,487	293	76	Includes 6,535 tons stripping and 23,389 tons bank coal.
1948	Laflin		Mine		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Greenwood Mining Co.	0	Truck¹	24,863	24,863	238	34	Coal prepared at Laflin Breaker. Includes 9,198 tons stripping coal.
1948	Laflin		Breaker		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	25,522		0	36,932	292	90	Includes 19,346 tons bank coal.
1949	Laflin		Mine		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Greenwood Mining Co.	28,062		0	28,062	205	58	Coal prepared at Laflin Breaker. Includes 6,302 tons stripping coal.
1949	Laflin		Breaker		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	33,212		0	37,267	214	69	Includes 117,879 tons stripping and 6,776 tons bank coal.
1950	Laflin		Mine		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Greenwood Mining Co.	30,294		0	30,294	236	54	Coal prepared at Laflin Breaker.
1950	Laflin		Breaker		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	52,856		0	57,806	242	81	Includes 47,332 tons stripping and 802 tons bank coal.
1951	Laflin		Mine		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Greenwood Mining Co.	34,430		0	34,430	231	70	Coal prepared at Laflin Breaker.
1951	Laflin		Breaker		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	25,075		0	27,637	221	60	Includes 22,996 tons bank coal.
1952	Laflin		Mine		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Greenwood Mining Co.	35,800		0	35,800	217	70	Coal prepared at Laflin and Pine Ridge breakers.
1952	Laflin		Breaker		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	23,135		0	32,969	78	21	Discontinued operation in June.
1953	Laflin		Mine	Drift / Slope	10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Greenwood Mining Co.	0		0	21,117	123	46
1953	Laflin		Stripping		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Greenwood Mining Co.	0		0	3,699	0	0
1953	Laflin		Breaker	Shaft	10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	11,706		0	12,693	158	4	Bank coal.
1954	Laflin		Mine		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Greenwood Mining Co.	40,671		0	40,671	194	67	Coal prepared at Hudson Coal Co. (5th District)
1954	Laflin		Bank		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	0		0	1,362	43	4
1954	Laflin		Stripping		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	1,313		0	1,535	53	4
1955	Laflin		Mine		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Greenwood Mining Co.	15,537		0	19,128	90	60	Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
1955	Laflin		Stripping		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Popple Coal Co.	311		0	7,078	145	3
1956	Laflin		Stripping		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	8,430		0	12,748	159	0	Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
1956	Laflin		Bank		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Hudson Coal Co.	4,271		0	4,947	56	6	Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
1959	Laflin		Mine	Slope	10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Laflin Heights Coal Co.	0		0	1,325	16	14	Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
1959	Laflin		Stripping		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Laflin Heights Coal Co.	1,449		272	2,300	92	3	Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
1960	Laflin		Mine	Slope	10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Laflin Heights Coal Co.	3,177		1,564	11,353	140	44	Coal prepared at Morgan, Pompey and DeAngelis breakers.
1960	Laflin		Stripping		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Laflin Heights Coal Co.	265		164	631	20	3	Coal prepared at Northwest Breaker.
1961	Laflin		Stripping		11	Laflin¹	Luzerne	C. B. M. Coal Co.	0		0	1,920	46	4	Coal prepared at DeAngelis Breaker.
1961	Laflin		Colliery		11	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Laflin Heights Coal Co.	11,172		4,650	39,151	241	56	Coal prepared at Morgan, Bel Air and DeAngelis breakers.
1961	Laflin		Bank		11	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Laflin Heights Coal Co.	0		0	6,041	28	3	Coal prepared at Morgan and Dorrance breakers.
1962	Laflin		Stripping		11	Laflin¹	Luzerne	C. B. M. Coal Co.	688		413	1,560	71	3	Coal prepared at Bolands and Morgan breakers.
1962	Laflin		Colliery		11	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Laflin Heights Coal Co.	9,680		6,240	32,360	223	57	Coal prepared at Bolands, Morgan and Pompey breakers.
1963	Laflin		Mine		11	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Grove Excavating Co.	765		592	1,737	34	17	Operation discontinued February 15, 1963. Coal prepared at Morgan Breaker.
1963	Laflin		Colliery		11	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Heights Coal Co.	6,881		702	13,077	207	12	Coal prepared at Bel Air, DeAngelis and Pompey breakers.
1963	Laflin		Stripping		11	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Heights Coal Co.	8,215		941	15,473	186	3	Coal prepared at Bel Air, DeAngelis and Pompey breakers.
1963	Laflin		Mine		11	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Mitchell Coal Co., Inc.	13,180		1,364	22,725	220	18	Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
1964	Laflin		Mine		11	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Heights Coal Co.	1,024		73	1,463	38	8	Coal prepared at Pompey and Bel Air breakers.
1964	Laflin		Stripping		11	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Heights Coal Co.	9,974		712	14,249	191	3	Coal prepared at Pompey, Bel Air and Kassa breakers.
1964	Laflin		Bank		11	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Laflin Heights Coal Co.	861		195	1,436	36	3	Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
1964	Laflin		Mine		11	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Mitchell Coal Co., Inc.	19,909		680	26,849	238	20	Coal prepared at Pompey, Bel Air and Kassa breakers.
1964	Laflin		Mine		11	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Western Mining Corp.	241		263	948	96	7	Coal prepared at Bel Air Breaker.
1965	Laflin		Bank		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Laflin Heights Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	13,434	13,434	165	3	Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker. 11,934 tons shipped unprepared to PP&L.
1965	Laflin		Colliery		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Mitchell Coal Co., Inc.	4,690		335	7,244	104	0	Abandoned during 1965.
1965	Laflin		Colliery		10	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Western Mining Corp.	85		6,420	10,836	102	7	Coal prepared at Bel Air Breaker.
1966	Laflin	98-4	Stripping		1	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Meg Coal Co.	0		0	133	31	3	Coal prepared at Kassa Breaker.
1966	Laflin		Bank		13	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Laflin Heights Coal Co.	1,750		0	1,750	26	2	Coal prepared at Waddell Washery.
1967	Laflin	98-4	Stripping		1	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Meg Coal Co.	0		0	116	7	2	Coal prepared at Kassa Breaker.
1968	Laflin		Bank		5	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Laflin Heights Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	8,009	8,009	55	4	Direct sales.
1968	Laflin		Bank		5	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Scranton Excavating Co.	6,802		5,311	30,196	274	4	Coal prepared at Taylor, Bel Air, Penbrook and Glen Lyon breakers.
1969	Laflin		Bank		5	Laflin¹	Luzerne	Laflin Heights Coal Co.	0		0	0	15	2	Abandoned during 1969.

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