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Northwest

(Blanchard, Simpson)

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
1885	Blanchard		Colliery	Drift	1	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	North-Western Coal Co.	11,622	New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad	0	12,170	91	116	Simpson
1886	Simpson		Colliery	Slope / Tunnel	1	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Jones, Simpson & Co.	22,225	New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad	0	23,225	122	127	Northwest
1887	Simpson		Colliery	Slope / Tunnel	1	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co., Limited	105,087		0	105,781	259	218
1888	Simpson		Colliery	Slope	1	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co., Limited	126,762		0	132,444	213	213
1889	Simpson		Colliery	Slopes	1	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co., Limited	142,724		0	154,850	219	287
1890	Simpson		Colliery	Slopes	1	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	175,209		0	186,313	216	342
1891	Simpson		Colliery	Slopes	2	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	276,143		0	293,500	267	410
1892	Simpson		Colliery	Slopes¹	1	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	243,024		0	258,577	217	351
1893	Simpson		Colliery	Slopes¹	1	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	244,800		0	260,729	223	426
1894	Simpson		Colliery	Slopes¹	1	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	208,516		0	222,011	177	556
1895	Simpson		Colliery	Slopes¹	1	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	178,954		0	190,518	150	483
1896	Simpson		Colliery	Slopes¹	1	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	158,078		0	169,235	132	448
1897	Simpson		Colliery	Slopes¹	1	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	175,645		0	187,587	146	494
1898	Simpson		Colliery	Slopes¹	1	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	204,813	New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad	0	214,478	147	416
1899	Northwest		Colliery	No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope¹	1	Fell Twp.¹	Lackawanna	Temple Iron Co.	256,289		0	265,903	203	477	Simpson
1900	Northwest		Colliery	No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope¹	1	Fell Twp.¹	Lackawanna	Temple Iron Co.	199,821	Erie	0	210,736	180	511
1901	Northwest		Colliery	No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope¹	1	Fell Twp.¹	Lackawanna	Temple Iron Co.	196,909	NYO&W	0	207,680	181	420
1902	Northwest		Colliery	No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope¹	1	Fell Twp.¹	Lackawanna	Temple Iron Co.	17,038	D&H / Erie	0	20,086	38	335
1903	Northwest		Colliery	No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope	1	Fell Twp.¹	Lackawanna	Temple Iron Co.	211,887	Erie	0	225,190	214	457
1904	Northwest		Colliery	No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope	1	Fell Twp.¹	Lackawanna	Temple Iron Co.	183,500	Erie / NYO&W	0	195,262	179	457
1905	Northwest		Colliery	No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope	1	Fell Twp.¹	Lackawanna	Temple Iron Co.	171,223	NYO&W	0	182,117	159	428
1906	Northwest		Colliery	No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope	1	Fell Twp.¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	125,910	NYO&W	0	136,616	148	366
1907	Northwest		Colliery	No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope	1	Fell Twp.¹	Lackawanna	Temple Iron Co.	120,529	NYO&W	0	130,939	170	362
1908	Northwest		Colliery	No. 1 Slope / No. 2 Slope (abandoned)	1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	145,435	NYO&W	0	157,863	221	432
1909	Northwest		Colliery	No. 1 Slope	1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	175,891	NYO&W	0	190,696	269	464
1910	Northwest		Colliery	No. 1 Slope	1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	155,206	NYO&W	0	168,471	246	442
1911	Northwest		Colliery	Shaft	1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	179,392	NYO&W	0	197,770	268	413
1912	Northwest		Colliery	Slope	21	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	160,890	Erie / NYO&W	0	177,898	230	383
1913	Northwest		Colliery	Drift / Slope	21	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	177,972	Erie / NYO&W	0	187,787	268	357
1914	Northwest		Colliery	Drift / Slope	21	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Temple Coal Co.	149,286	Erie / NYO&W	0	157,771	244	351	Formerly Northwest Coal Co.
1915	Northwest		Colliery	Drift / Slope	21	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Temple Coal Co.	86,629	NYO&W	0	92,470	158	284
1916	Northwest		Colliery	Slopes (5)	1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Temple Coal Co.	62,620	Erie / NYO&W	0	66,990	173	159
1917	Northwest		Colliery	Slopes (5)	1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Temple Coal Co.	95,534	Erie / NYO&W	0	105,864	256	175
1918	Northwest		Colliery	Slopes (3) Robbing pillars; abandoned / Slopes (2) active	1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Temple Coal Co.	101,236	Erie / NYO&W	0	113,472	279	177
1919	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Temple Coal Co.	65,413	DL&W / Erie / NYO&W	0	73,513	164	168
1920	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Temple Coal Co.	80,189	Erie / NYO&W	0	89,219	180	207
1921	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Temple Coal Co.	97,806	Erie / NYO&W	0	110,048	231	291
1922	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Temple Coal Co.	69,057	Erie / NYO&W	0	77,994	149	314
1923	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Temple Coal Co.	142,060	Erie / NYO&W	0	158,150	253	404
1924	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Temple Coal Co.	152,491	Erie / NYO&W	0	169,421	255	421
1925	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Temple Coal Co.	73,866	Erie / NYO&W	0	82,598	132	368
1926	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Temple Coal Co.	131,083	Erie / NYO&W	0	145,711	215	396
1927	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Temple Coal Co.	164,892	NYO&W	0	182,432	243	398
1928	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Temple Coal Co.	27,106	NYO&W	0	30,895	36	388
1929	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Triplex Coal Co.	486	Erie	0	686	15	84	Leased from Temple Coal Co.
1930	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Norwesco Mining Co.	10,563	Erie	0	10,563	69	29	Coal prepared at Langcliffe Breaker, 7th District.
1931	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Norwesco Mining Co.	26,084		0	26,236	152	150	Sold run of mine to Langcliffe Breaker, 7th District.
1932	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Twin Hills Coal Co.	26,563		0	26,663	199	177
1933	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Maryde Coal Co.	63,720		0	64,100	272	154
1934	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Maryde Coal Co.	11,558		0	12,233	62
1934	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	65,795		0	78,790	136	305
1935	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	44,225		25,848	75,997	271	236
1936	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	101,070		84,032	191,852	275	209
1937	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	67,051		50,386	122,137	262	163
1938	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	59,421		36,420	102,341	226	191
1939	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	97,568		70,300	174,868	175	325
1940	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	87,018		79,093	173,111	202	305
1941	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	124,829		53,498	185,727	206	323
1942	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	173,592		16,227	218,919	234	326
1943	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	144,746		0	197,359	287	254
1943	Northwest		Mine		4	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	5,530		0	5,530	80	40	Transferred from 6th District.
1944	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	71,120		0	143,454	313	203
1945	Northwest		Colliery		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	61,718		0	85,609	277	100
1946	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	68,133		0	68,133	276	84
1946	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	14,473		25,759	44,788	257	68	Includes 560 tons bank and 35,241 tons stripping coal.
1947	Northwest		Mine		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	59,845		0	59,845	220	102	Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
1947	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	13,326		13,858	31,484	263	56	Includes 12,295 tons of stripping coal.
1948	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	6,925		15,986	28,196	282	65	Includes 13,463 tons of stripping coal.
1949	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	7,655		17,205	30,085	232	85	Includes 14,042 tons of stripping coal.
1950	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	5,080		19,027	31,252	250	55	Includes 16,540 tons of stripping coal.
1951	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	3,565		8,518	17,138	230	49
1951	Northwest		Stripping		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	2,094		5,002	10,141	236	9
1951	Northwest		Mine		3	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	396		0	396	38	15	Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
1952	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	4,702		11,779	24,185	225	50
1952	Northwest		Stripping		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	2,533		6,343	12,927	225	9	Coal prepared at Simpson Breaker.
1952	Northwest		Mine		3	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	9,185		0	9,185	227	34	Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
1952	Northwest		Stripping		3	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	7,260		0	7,260	182	12	Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
1953	Northwest		Breaker	Slope / Drift	1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	3,617		0	18,082	219	37
1953	Northwest		Stripping		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	2,477		0	8,278	233	8
1953	Northwest		Mine	Slope	3	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	12,680		0	12,680	175	33
1953	Northwest		Stripping		3	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	942		0	942	175	8
1954	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	5,098		0	20,984	191	36
1954	Northwest		Stripping		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	0		0	5,029	191	9	Coal prepared at Northwest Breaker.
1954	Northwest		Stripping		3	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Northwest Coal Co.	9,630		0	9,630	109	20	Coal prepared at Northwest Coal Co.
1955	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	275		1,905	3,614	209	24
1955	Northwest		Stripping		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	390		4,787	7,882	197	11	Coal prepared at Northwest Breaker.
1956	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	64		736	1,497	243	6
1956	Northwest		Stripping		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	235		2,420	5,074	243	15	Coal prepared at Northwest Breaker.
1957	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	0		0	584	147	10
1958	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	440	975	181	16
1958	Northwest		Stripping		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	491	1,429	157	6
1959	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	113	257	30	5
1959	Northwest		Stripping		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	2,002	6,224	29	6
1960	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Cicio Coal Co.	0		0	0	40	6
1960	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Simpson Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	1,093	3,979	201	6
1961	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Cicio Brothers Coal Co.	0		0	0	140	5
1962	Northwest		Breaker		1	Simpson¹	Lackawanna	Cicio Coal Co.	0		0	0	25	4
1964	Simpson	93-1	Stripping		1	Fell Twp.	Lackawanna	Dewees Bros.	0		0	0	86	4
1968	Simpson		Bank		5	Fell Twp.	Luzerne	Blue Coal Corporation	16,444		8,240	43,610	202	3	Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.

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