Olyphant

Olyphant
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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
1872	Olyphant	No. 3	Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Blakely Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0		0	23,285		31
1881	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft	Eastern	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0		0	105,239		288
1882	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft	Eastern	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0		0	93,264	238	201
1883	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft¹	Eastern	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0		0	70,530	245	247
1884	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft	Eastern	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0	D&H Canal	0	72,145	204	247
1885	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft	1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	507	D&H Canal	0	8,090	1	300
1886	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft	1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	0	D&H Canal	0	0			Idle in 1886.
1887	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft	1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	107,741		0	115,253	218	294
1888	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft	1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	137,818		0	146,269	250	336
1889	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft	1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	71,565		0	78,165	122	357
1890	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft	1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	18,935		0	28,060	42	283
1891	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft	2	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	130,458		0	138,670	226	346
1892	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft¹	1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	125,384		0	138,933	222	334
1893	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft¹	1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	131,242		0	156,026	215	375
1894	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft¹	1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	117,253		0	119,374	168	412
1895	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft¹	1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	162,754		0	164,657	218	439
1896	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft¹	1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	154,199		0	156,387	205	440
1897	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft¹	1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	93,664		0	95,255	127	521
1898	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft¹	1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	87,212	D&H	0	94,487	92	557
1899	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft¹	1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.	355,443	D&H	0	406,119	201	561
1900	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft¹	1	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co.	355,781	D&H	0	387,525	177	580
1901	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft¹	1	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co.	446,208	D&H	0	497,235	232	604
1902	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft¹	1	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co.	236,903	D&H	0	284,229	135	603
1903	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft	2	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co.	412,628	D&H	0	483,936	257	625
1904	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft	2	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co.	14,267	D&H	0	30,735	11	697
1905	Olyphant	No. 2	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft	2	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co.	0	D&H	0	0	484		Coal prepared at Eddy Creek. Days reported worked exceed 365.
1907	Olyphant		Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / Grassy Island Shaft / Grassy Island Slope / Grassy Island Drift (robbing)	2	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co.	333,490	D&H	0	342,327	177	1174
1908	Olyphant		Colliery	Olyphant No. 2 Shaft / Miles Slope / Grassy Island No. 1 Shaft / Grassy Island No. 2 Shaft / Grassy Island No. 2 Slope / Grassy Island No. 5 Drift	2	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co.	594,597	D&H	0	681,325	230	1490
1909	Olyphant		Colliery	Miles Slope / Grassy Island No. 1 Shaft / Grassy Island No. 2 Shaft / Grassy Island No. 2 Slope	2	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co.	492,875	D&H	0	585,206	214	1721
1910	Olyphant		Colliery	Grassy Island No. 1 Shaft / Grassy Island No. 2 Shaft / Grassy Island No. 1 Slope	2	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co.	533,090	D&H	0	627,905	239	1470
1911	Olyphant		Colliery	Miles Slope / Grassy Island No. 1 Shaft / Grassy Island No. 2 Shaft / Grassy Island No. 2 Slope	2	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co.	591,475	D&H	0	703,062	248	1573
1912	Olyphant		Colliery	Miles Slope / Grassy Island No. 1 Shaft / Grassy Island No. 2 Shaft / Grassy Island No. 2 Slope	2	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co. (Inside) Hudson Coal Co. (Outside)	527,347	D&H	0	644,663	204	1679
1913	Olyphant		Colliery	Miles Slope / Grassy Island No. 2 Shaft / Grassy Island No. 2 Slope	1	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co. (Inside) Hudson Coal Co. (Outside)	721,654	D&H	0	837,930	281	1701
1914	Olyphant		Colliery	Grassy Island No. 2 Shaft / Grassy Island No. 2 Slope	1	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co. (Inside) Hudson Coal Co. (Outside)	718,960	D&H	0	851,719	263	1786
1915	Olyphant		Colliery	Grassy Island No. 2 Shaft / Grassy Island No. 2 Slope / Miles Slope	1	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co. (Inside) Hudson Coal Co. (Outside)	841,037	D&H	0	946,463	273	1938
1916	Olyphant		Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / No. 2 Slope / Miles Slope	6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co.	674,847	D&H	0	772,768	293	1848
1916	Olyphant		Washery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co.	1,432	D&H	0	1,432
1917	Olyphant		Colliery	Grassy Island No. 2 Shaft / Grassy Island No. 2 Slope / Miles Slope	6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co.	693,986	D&H	0	822,477	300	1624
1917	Olyphant		Washery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Delaware & Hudson Co.	4,192	D&H	0	4,192
1918	Olyphant		Colliery	Grassy Island No. 2 Shaft / Grassy Island No. 2 Slope / Miles Slope	6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	684,483	D&H	0	813,058	311	1604
1918	Olyphant		Washery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	1,956	D&H	0	2,369
1919	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	752,394	D&H	0	845,046	288	1461
1919	Olyphant		Washery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	255	D&H	0	295			Included with Olyphant Colliery.
1920	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	733,909	D&H	0	773,461	297	1351
1920	Olyphant		Washery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	0	D&H	0	0			Idle.
1921	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	817,785	D&H	0	954,832	297	1508
1922	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	355,593	D&H	0	420,516	140	1446
1923	Olyphant		Bank		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	0	D&H	0	35,319
1923	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	735,282	D&H	0	803,472	263	1409
1924	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	796,716	D&H	0	930,279	296	1572
1925	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	554,809	D&H	0	651,116	202	1697
1926	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	773,872	D&H	0	893,823	257	1829
1927	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	767,600	D&H	0	889,821	218	1849
1928	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	828,711	D&H	0	955,893	244	1848
1929	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	802,520	D&H	0	973,635	258	1864
1930	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	673,621	D&H	0	832,719	222	1808
1931	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	376,012		0	463,719	122	1876
1932	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	644,987		0	787,950	168	1504
1933	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	668,225		0	733,543	206	1345
1934	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	993,806		0	1,193,415	266	1612
1935	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	1,069,621		0	1,175,273	270	1563
1936	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	882,134		0	976,216	232	1507
1937	Olyphant		Bank		3	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	0		0	6,527
1937	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	752,427		0	869,116	201	1498
1938	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	729,666		0	876,459	196	1468
1938	Olyphant		Stripping		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	45,005		0	45,005	146	15
1939	Olyphant		Bank		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	175		0	10,083	87	4
1939	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	746,760		0	907,388	210	1483
1939	Olyphant		Stripping		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	41,942		0	41,942	277	18
1940	Olyphant		Bank		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	4,360		0	4,360	227	3
1940	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	770,043		0	962,444	227	1484
1940	Olyphant		Stripping		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	35,262		0	35,262	227	19
1941	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	783,194		0	957,838	221	1462
1941	Olyphant		Stripping		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	28,591		0	34,966	255	18
1942	Olyphant		Colliery		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	809,894		0	995,711	254	1448
1942	Olyphant		Stripping		6	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	41,064		0	50,086	254	21
1943	Olyphant		Colliery		4	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	774,558		0	952,441	276	1371	Transferred from 6th District.
1943	Olyphant		Stripping		4	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	28,470		0	35,009	276	21	Transferred from 6th District.
1944	Olyphant		Colliery		4	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	766,905		0	940,687	314	1265
1944	Olyphant		Stripping		4	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	631		0	773	13	11
1945	Olyphant		Colliery		4	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	649,895		0	848,186	283	1231
1946	Olyphant		Breaker		4	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	676,998		0	868,960	291	1246
1946	Olyphant		Bank		4	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	61		0	828
1947	Olyphant		Breaker		1	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	788,160		0	827,220	292	1223
1948	Olyphant		Breaker		1	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	673,176		0	901,552	291	1256
1949	Olyphant		Breaker		1	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	486,608		0	569,002	216	1230
1950	Olyphant		Breaker		1	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	638,945		0	673,838	241	1224	Includes 10,559 tons bank coal.
1951	Olyphant		Breaker		3	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	465,218		0	556,764	240	1182
1951	Olyphant		Bank		3	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	1,117		0	18,138	240	2
1952	Olyphant		Breaker		3	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	380,104		0	479,232	226	1087
1952	Olyphant		Bank		3	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	5,011		0	9,417	119	4
1953	Olyphant		Breaker	Shaft / Slope	3	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	135,138		0	171,495	166	952
1953	Olyphant		Bank		3	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	6,192		0	7,584	101	8
1954	Olyphant		Breaker		3	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	65,943		0	83,156	183	680
1955	Olyphant		Breaker		3	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	57,245		0	79,967	214	313
1955	Olyphant		Bank		3	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	0		0	7,488	100	2	Coal loaded from storage for fuel at Olyphant Colliery Electric Plant.
1956	Olyphant		Colliery		3	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	138,659		0	216,317	237	371	Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
1956	Olyphant		Bank		3	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	0		0	6,194	40	2	Coal loaded from storage for fuel at Olyphant Colliery Electric Plant.
1957	Olyphant		Colliery		3	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	132,273		0	196,835	200	376	Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
1957	Olyphant		Bank		3	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	8,866		0	9,513	80	2	Coal from storage.
1958	Olyphant		Bank		2	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	11,190		0	13,591	88	4	11,190 tons shipped to market from storage. 2,401 tons from storage used at Olyphant Electric Plant.
1959	Olyphant		Bank		2	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	16,895		0	24,382	192	6	Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
1960	Olyphant		Bank		2	Olyphant¹	Lackawanna	Hudson Coal Co.	20,398		0	29,439	138	7	Discontinued all mining in October. Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
1961	Olyphant		Bank		2	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Olyphant Colliery Co.	2,656		756	5,734	47	5	Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
1961	Olyphant Power Plant		Other		2	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Olyphant Colliery Co.	0		0	0	273	25
1963	Olyphant		Bank		1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Lackawanna Cinder & Silt Co.	1,676		296	2,523	23	4	Coal prepared at Loree and Raymond breakers.
1963	Olyphant		Colliery		1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Mazzoni Coal Co.	9,078		939	15,652	240	13	Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
1964	Olyphant		Bank		1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Lackawanna Cinder & Silt Co.	494		80	806	20	4	Mining finished. Coal prepared at Loree and Raymond breakers.
1964	Olyphant		Colliery		1	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Mazzoni Coal Co.	2,906		126	4,211	100	11	Mining finished. Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
1965	Olyphant		Colliery		10	Olyphant	Luzerne	Mitchell Coal Co., Inc.	3,570		255	5,100	119	14	Coal prepared at Pompey and Kassa breakers.
1966	Olyphant		Colliery		10	Olyphant	Luzerne	Mitchell Coal Co., Inc.	1,183		138	2,395	16	11	Coal prepared at Pompey and Ace breakers.
1966	Olyphant		Bank		10	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Olyphant Fuel Co., Inc.	0		0	0	128	15
1966	Olyphant		Cleaning Plant		10	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Olyphant Fuel Co., Inc.	0		0	0	0	0
1967	Olyphant		Bank		10	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Glenmore Colliery, Inc.	2,639		3,831	17,045	121	6
1967	Olyphant		Cleaning Plant		10	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Glenmore Colliery, Inc.	0		0	0	130	15
1967	Olyphant		Colliery		10	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Rider Coal Co.	3,185		362	7,328	92	22	Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
1968	Olyphant		Bank		5	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Olyphant Premium Anthracite Co.	8,168		3,130	16,866	128	6	Coal prepared at Olyphant Cleaning Plant, Huber and Raymond breakers.
1968	Olyphant		Cleaning Plant		5	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Olyphant Premium Anthracite Co.	0		0	0	128	14
1969	Olyphant		Bank		5	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Olyphant Premium Anthracite Co.	45,806		11,265	80,123	265	5	Coal prepared at Harry E. Breaker.
1969	Olyphant		Cleaning Plant		5	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Olyphant Premium Anthracite Co.	0		0	0	265	18
1970	Olyphant		Bank		5	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Olyphant Premium Anthracite Co.	29,003		7,270	52,451	251	6	Coal prepared at Olyphant, Raymond, Taylor and Huber breakers.
1970	Olyphant		Cleaning Plant		5	Olyphant	Lackawanna	Olyphant Premium Anthracite Co.	0		0	0	251	18

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