Paramount

Paramount
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Year	Operation Name	Type	District	City	County	Company Name	Railroad Shipments (tons)	Railroad to Mine	Truck Shipments (tons)	Total Production (tons)	Days Worked	Employees	Notes
1937	Paramount	Colliery	1		Lackawanna	Paramount Coal Co.	0		0	0	149	15
1938	Paramount	Colliery	1		Lackawanna	Paramount Coal Co.	0		0	0	253	11
1939	Paramount	Colliery	1		Lackawanna	Paramount Coal Co.	0		0	0	206	8
1940	Paramount	Colliery	1		Lackawanna	Paramount Coal Co.	0		0	0	224	9	Preparation only.
1941	Paramount	Colliery	1		Lackawanna	Paramount Coal Co.	0		0	0	151	6	Preparation only.
1942	Paramount	Colliery	1		Lackawanna	Paramount Coal Co.	0		0	0	299	5	Preparation only.
1943	Paramount	Colliery	1		Lackawanna	Paramount Coal Co.	0		0	0	293	10
1944	Paramount	Colliery	1		Lackawanna	Paramount Coal Co.	0		0	0	292	17	Preparation only.
1946	Paramount	Breaker	1	Archbald²	Lackawanna	Paramount Coal Co.	272		1,158	2,580	305	23	Includes 490 tons stripping coal.
1947	Paramount	Breaker	1	Archbald²	Lackawanna	Paramount Coal Co.	0		0	0	100	5	Preparation only.
1948	Penbrook	Breaker	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0		0	0	155	9	Formerly operated by Pramount Coal Co.
1949	Penbrook	Breaker	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0		0	0	196	6
1950	Penbrook	Breaker	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0		0	0	251	6
1951	Penbrook	Breaker	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0		0	0	168	5	Preparation only.
1952	Penbrook	Breaker	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0		0	0	145	7	Preparation only.
1953	Penbrook	Breaker	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0		0	0	194	6	Preparation only.
1954	Penbrook	Breaker	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0		0	0	238	6	Preparation only.
1955	Penbrook	Breaker	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	848		750	6,826	200	27
1956	Penbrook	Breaker	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	490		2,824	7,490	273	18
1956	Penbrook	Stripping	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	140		806	2,110	105	2
1957	Penbrook	Breaker	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	3,265	6,189	203	21
1957	Penbrook	Stripping	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	9,709	9,709	232	3
1958	Penbrook	Breaker	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	5,823	5,823	266	13
1958	Penbrook	Stripping	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	1,680	1,680	200	3	Coal prepared at Penbrook Breaker.
1959	Penbrook	Breaker	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	712		1,663	2,375	151	12
1959	Penbrook	Stripping	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	818		0	2,406	72	6	Coal prepared at Penbrook Breaker.
1960	Penbrook	Breaker	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	793		4,496	5,289	156	11
1961	Penbrook	Breaker	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0		0	0	251	7
1962	Penbrook	Breaker	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	2,105		0	2,469	231	6	Coal prepared at Waddell Breaker.
1963	Penbrook	Breaker	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0		0	0	270	6
1963	Penbrook	Bank	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	2,307		144	2,451	270	6	Coal prepared at Waddell Breaker.
1964	Penbrook	Breaker	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0		0	0	235	4
1964	Penbrook	Bank	1	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	1,332		13	1,345	235	3	Coal prepared at Waddell Breaker.
1965	Penbrook	Bank	10	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	1,899		0	1,899	142	2	Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
1965	Penbrook	Breaker	10	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0		0	0	142	4
1966	Penbrook	Bank	10	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	3,085		0	3,085	146	3	Coal prepared at Waddell Breaker.
1966	Penbrook	Breaker	10	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0		0	0	146	4
1967	Penbrook	Bank	10	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	3,346		0	3,346	161	2	Coal prepared at Waddell Washery.
1967	Penbrook	Breaker	10	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0		0	0	161	5
1968	Penbrook	Bank	5	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	1,915		0	1,915	141	2	Coal prepared at Waddell Washery.
1968	Penbrook	Breaker	5	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0		0	0	141	5
1969	Penbrook	Bank	5	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	825		0	825	116	1	Coal prepared at Waddell Washery.
1969	Penbrook	Breaker	5	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0		0	0	116	1
1970	Penbrook	Bank	5	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	628		0	628	22	2	Ceased operations in March 1970. Coal prepared at Waddell Washery.
1970	Penbrook	Breaker	5	Archbald	Lackawanna	Penbrook Coal Co.	0		0	0	22	5

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

Note 2: From a list of Anthracite Operators. This may not be the operation location.