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Seneca

(Ravine)

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
1872	Ravine	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston & Elmira Coal Co.	0		0	44,521		147
1872	Seneca	Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston & Elmira Coal Co.	0		0	55,719		167
1873	Ravine	Colliery	Shaft¹	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston & Elmira Coal Co.	0		0	55,410		168
1873	Seneca	Colliery	Slope¹	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston & Elmira Coal Co.	0		0	77,137		172
1874	Ravine	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston & Elmira Coal Co.	0		0	53,677		167
1874	Seneca	Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston & Elmira Coal Co.	0		0	55,026		162
1875	Ravine	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.	0		0	68,675		191
1875	Seneca	Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.	0		0	73,212		197
1876	Ravine	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.	18,875		0	21,375	75	188
1876	Seneca	Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.	28,502		0	36,408	124	174
1877	Ravine	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.	0		0	14,358	46	178
1877	Seneca	Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.	0		0	64,508	212	276
1878	Seneca	Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.	0		0	51,276	133	288
1879	Ravine	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.	0		0	0		4
1879	Seneca	Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.	0		0	59,013	204	218
1880	Ravine	Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.	0		0	0			Idle all year.
1880	Seneca	Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.	0		0	63,103	202	205
1881	Seneca	Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.	0		0	54,270		180
1882	Seneca	Colliery	Slope	Eastern	Pittston	Luzerne	Pittston Coal Co.	0		0	21,973	104	199
1888	Seneca	Colliery	Shaft	2	Pittston	Luzerne	Butler Coal Co.	59,333		0	62,897	145	259
1889	Seneca	Colliery	Seneca Shaft / Ravine Shaft	2	Pittston	Luzerne	Newton Coal Co.	228,463		0	241,045	224	316
1890	Seneca	Colliery	Seneca Shaft / Ravine Shaft	2	Pittston	Luzerne	Newton Coal Co.	167,650		0	179,448	179	278
1894	Ravine	Colliery	Shaft	3	Pittston	Luzerne	Newton Coal Co.	299,488		0	331,630	186	112
1895	Ravine	Colliery	Twin Shaft / Ravine Shaft	3	Pittston	Luzerne	Newton Coal Co.	328,279		0	361,011	207	870
1903	Seneca	Colliery	Twin Shaft / Coxey Shaft / Columbia Shaft	6	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	233,273	LV	0	257,010	194	656
1904	Seneca	Colliery	Twin Shaft / Coxey Shaft / Columbia Shaft	6	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	159,958	LV	0	184,503	197	605
1905	Seneca	Colliery	Twin Shaft / Coxey Shaft / Pittston Shaft	6	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	179,129	LV	0	209,331	232	588
1906	Seneca	Colliery	Twin Shaft / Coxey Shaft / Pittston Shaft / Columbia Shaft	5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	174,652	LV	0	216,469	188	560
1907	Seneca	Colliery	Twin Shaft / Coxey Shaft / Pittston Shaft	5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	199,588	LV	0	242,759	219	517
1908	Seneca	Colliery	Twin Shaft / Coxey Shaft (abandoned) / Pittston Shaft	8	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	154,511	LV	0	195,308	202	500
1909	Seneca	Colliery	Twin Shaft / Coxey Shaft (abandoned) / Pittston Shaft	8	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	172,205	LV	0	209,103	230	499
1910	Seneca	Colliery	Twin Shaft / Coxey Shaft (abandoned) / Pittston Shaft	8	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	242,608	LV	0	279,855	239	578
1911	Seneca	Colliery	Twin Shaft / Coxey Shaft / Pittston Shaft	8	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	291,602	LV	0	336,240	259	532
1912	Seneca	Mine	Twin Shaft / Coxey Shaft ( ) / Pittston Shaft	8	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	241,940	LV	0	286,684	222	541	Mine used for ventilation and emergency purposes only; no coal removed.
1913	Seneca	Colliery	Twin Shaft / Coxey Shaft (Idle) / Pittston Shaft	8	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	257,215	LV	0	299,514	231	541
1914	Seneca	Colliery	Twin Shaft / Coxey Shaft / Pittston Shaft	8	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	235,012	LV	0	275,037	227	561
1915	Seneca	Colliery	Twin Shaft / Coxey Shaft (Idle) / Pittston Shaft	8	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	242,935	LV	0	292,804	224	618
1916	Seneca	Colliery	Twin Shaft / Pittston Shaft	9	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	213,429	LV	0	261,748	240	502
1917	Seneca	Colliery	Shafts (3)	9	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	288,951	LV	0	341,082	292	533
1918	Seneca	Colliery	Shaft	9	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	249,037	LV	0	317,610	299	547
1919	Seneca	Colliery		9	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	163,296	LV	0	227,713	276	502
1920	Seneca	Colliery		9	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	167,335	D&H / LV	0	241,956	282	530
1921	Seneca	Colliery		9	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	174,383	D&H / LV	0	254,221	270	582
1922	Seneca	Colliery		9	Pittston¹	Lackawanna	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	27,660	LV	0	27,660	151	88
1922	Seneca	Colliery		9	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	160,336	D&H	0	237,627	151	881
1923	Seneca	Colliery		9	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	168,203	LV	0	233,227	266	560
1924	Seneca	Colliery		9	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	159,239	LV	0	211,341	257	538
1925	Seneca	Colliery	Broadwell Section	9	Pittston¹	Lackawanna	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	37,304	LV	0	38,316	197	97
1925	Seneca	Colliery	William A Section	9	Pittston¹	Lackawanna	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	14,243	LV	0	14,653
1925	Seneca	Colliery	Twin Section	9	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	113,249	LV	0	158,222	191	519
1925	Seneca	Colliery	William A Section	9	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	80,711	LV	0	83,033	194	303
1926	Seneca	Colliery	Broadwell Section	9	Pittston¹	Lackawanna	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	53,874	LV	0	54,140	252	94
1926	Seneca	Colliery	William A Section	9	Pittston¹	Lackawanna	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	26,776	LV	0	27,468	255	315
1926	Seneca	Colliery		9	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	156,246	LV	0	206,489	251	515
1926	Seneca	Colliery	William A Section	9	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	100,673	LV	0	109,872	255	315
1927	Seneca	Colliery		7	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	236,470	LV	0	296,614	296	500	Coal from William A included.
1928	Seneca	Colliery		7	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	98,758	LV	0	134,019	176	505	Coal from William A included.
1929	Seneca	Colliery		7	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	95,062	LV	0	128,214	153	484	Coal from William A included.
1930	Seneca	Colliery		7	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	154,409	LV	0	193,131	224	504
1931	Seneca	Colliery		7	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	254,609		0	299,441	256	584
1932	Seneca	Colliery		7	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	9,656		0	12,744	11	506
1935	Seneca	Colliery		7	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Pittston Duryea Coal Co.	187,425		0	246,802	316	470
1936	Seneca	Colliery		7	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Pittston Duryea Coal Co.	70,983		0	121,942	161	453
1937	Seneca	Colliery		7	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Junction Fuel Co.	77,260		5,543	82,803	160	55
1938	Seneca	Colliery		7	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	113,840		27,878	147,921	204	227
1939	Seneca	Colliery		7	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	56,882		37,423	123,577	84	184
1940	Seneca	Colliery		7	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	78,562		0	108,291	177	71	Bank coal prepared at Seneca Breaker.
1941	Seneca	Colliery		7	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	20,330		0	35,429	181	94
1942	Seneca	Colliery		7	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	4,089		1,560	6,146	215	12
1942	Seneca	Stripping		7	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	15,965		6,091	23,999	207	18
1943	Seneca	Colliery		5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	1,303		550	2,137	145	4	Transferred from 7th District.
1943	Seneca	Stripping		5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	7,871		3,323	12,909	261	10	Transferred from 7th District.
1944	Seneca	Bank		5	Pittston¹	Lackawanna	Douglas Coal Co.	8,655		975	9,757	89	5
1944	Seneca	Bank		5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	2,119		1,057	3,541	24	5
1944	Seneca	Colliery		5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	75		37	125	47	3
1944	Seneca	Stripping		5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	5,176		2,581	8,648	303	7
1944	Seneca	Bank		5	Pittston¹	Lackawanna	Sullivan Trail Coal Co.	3,823		0	3,823	19	7
1945	Seneca	Bank		5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	1,557		977	2,767	48	5
1945	Seneca	Stripping		5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	7,080		4,446	12,584	281	10
1946	Seneca	Bank		5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	15,267		6,830	24,092	281	6
1946	Seneca	Shop	Shaft	5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	0		0	0	281	11
1946	Seneca	Bank		5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Oxford Coal Co.	30,446		0	30,446	64	17	Coal prepared at Sullivan Trail Breaker.
1947	Seneca	Washery		5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Oxford Coal Co.	63,146		0	63,146	115	26	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1947	Seneca	Bank		5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	1,283		259	1,642	21	5	Coal prepared at William A. Breaker.
1948	Seneca	Washery		6	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Oxford Coal Co.	65,453		0	65,453	146	26	Bank coal. Discontinued operation in October.
1949	Seneca	Bank		5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	810		0	810	24	3	Coal prepared at William A. Breaker.
1955	Seneca	Stripping		5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	13,032		6,999	24,765	297	12	Coal prepared at William A. Breaker.
1956	Seneca	Stripping		5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	11,167		6,864	21,750	298	12
1957	Seneca	Stripping		5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	5,291		4,633	11,925	250	8	Coal prepared at William A. Breaker
1958	Seneca	Stripping		5	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	3,307		3,117	10,756	210	7	Coal prepared at William A. Breaker
1960	Seneca	Bank		10	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Popple, Inc.	0		0	12,777	33	2	All coal sold as is to local power plants.
1961	Seneca	Bank		11	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Popple, Inc.	0		0	17,507	92	2	Coal prepared at Morgan and Dorrance breakers.
1962	Seneca	Bank		11	Pittston¹	Luzerne	Popple Coal Sales	0		0	3,428	22	2	Bank coal sold "as is" to local power companies.

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