1962
All Districts
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Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
A&RNo. 1Mine3Jessup 2LackawannaA. & R. Coal Co.2970540835Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
AC&ANo. 9Mine2Moosic 1LackawannaA. C. & A. Coal Co.8953185,49817312Coal prepared at Ace, Bel Air and Morgan breakers.
Ace BreakerSlope2BlakelyLackawannaAce Coal Co.0006711 
AceNo. 1Mine2BlakelyLackawannaAce Coal Co.1653871,5942045 
Archbald Stripping1Taylor 1LackawannaSlenska Coal Co.241185272Coal prepared at Penbrook and Bolands breakers.
Archbald CollierySlope3Taylor 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.36,6655,35755,45922458Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Avoca Bank11Avoca 1LuzernePopple Coal Sales0028,8321122Bank coal sold "as is" to local power companies.
Avondale Stripping11Plymouth Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation00104,9861883All coal used at Nanticoke Power Plant.
Baltimore Stripping11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneHudson Realty Co., Inc.2,8921,7896,7082411Coal prepared at Loree and Marvine breakers.
Beggin Mine2 LackawannaBeggin Coal Co.001,0901952Mine employing less than five persons.
Bel Air Breaker11DuryeaLuzerneBel Air Coal Co.00018721 
Bell Mountain Mine2 LackawannaBell Mountain Coal Co.0017682Mine employing less than five persons.
Bellevue Washery3ScrantonLackawannaMonroe Co., Inc.00020116 
Bliss BreakerDrift11MildredSullivanBliss Coal Co.008,4082883Stripping.
BlissNo. 1Mine11MildredSullivanBliss Coal Co.00580905 
Bliss Mills Stripping11Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation53,29215,500103,89024280Coal prepared at Huber, Loree, Marvine and Pompey breakers.
Bliss Red Ash Stripping11Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation4,5501,1418,7292576Operation discontinued November 1962. Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
Bolands Breaker1CarbondaleLackawannaDeAngelis Supreme Anthracite Inc.75028722027 
Bolands Mine1CarbondaleLackawannaDeAngelis Supreme Anthracite Inc.19001,6852208 
Booth Breaker11 SullivanE. & B. Coal Sales001,7231695Stripping.
BroadwellNo. 13MineDrift2 LackawannaLombardi Coal Co.1441304981215Operated in January 1962 only. Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Browndale Stripping1 WayneMasters Contracting Co.1530589416Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
Buffalo Stripping1 LackawannaKaminski Brothers, Inc.5682601,525177Coal prepared at Pompey and Penbrook breakers.
Bulls Head Bank3 LackawannaN. & R. Coal Co.00370655Coal prepared at Bellevue Washery.
Butler Stripping11Pittston Twp. 1LuzerneKaminski Brothers, Inc.1,84404,77900Stocked coal. Did not operate during 1962.
Butler CollierySlope11Pittston Twp. 1LuzerneMacarelli Coal Co.3101801,4672405Coal prepared at Morgan and Bel Air breakers.
Butler Bank11Pittston Twp. 1LuzernePopple Coal Sales003,797152Bank coal sold "as is" to local power companies.
Buttonwood Stripping13AshleyLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation35,73410,35467,32323924Coal prepared at Huber, Loree, Marvine and Pompey breakers.
Buttonwood Stripping13AshleyLuzerneR. A. Corp.1,5404022,711245Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
Buttonwood Colliery13AshleyLuzerneSan Mining Co., Inc.22,936Truck 19,32140,16117433Coal prepared at Loree, Marvine, Taylor and Northwest breakers.
Bylite Breaker11Plains Twp.LuzerneBylite Corp.0010,75714217 
C&DNo. 1MineSlope2 LackawannaC. & D. Coal Co.353136905844Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
C&GNo. 2Mine2 LackawannaC. & G. Coal Co.42120162207Operated in January 1962 only. Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
Capouse Stripping3Scranton 1LackawannaKaminski Brothers, Inc.3,2931,5039,4758311Coal prepared at Pompey, Penbrook, Ace and Morgan breakers.
CBM Shops11 LuzerneC. B. M. Coal Co.0002342 
Coal Brook Stripping1Carbondale 1LackawannaHudson Realty Co., Inc.13,0087,98930,05422722Coal prepared at Marvine and Raymond breakers.
Continental MineSlope2Taylor 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.49,2177,19174,452213136Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Delaware Deep well pumps11Plains Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation0001580 
Delaware Stripping11Plains Twp. 1LuzerneHudson Realty Co., Inc.24,7627,48052,72226122Coal prepared at Loree and Marvine breakers.
DiamondNo. 15Mine3Scranton 1LackawannaDiamond Colliery Coal Co.2,8131,0827,21410442Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Diamond Stripping3Scranton 1LackawannaDiamond Colliery Coal Co.6,2592,30916,10926215Coal prepared at Pompey, Bolands and Raymond breakers.
Diamond Bank3Scranton 1LackawannaMonroe Co., Inc.395039,4921708Coal prepared at Bellevue Washery.
Do-Leb Mine1 LackawannaDo-Leb Coal Co.001,011953Mine employing less than five persons.
Dorrance Breaker11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.00011253 
Dunmore BankSlope3DunmoreLackawannaDeLeo Trucking Co.0080152Coal prepared at Bellevue Washery.
Dunmore Bank3DunmoreLackawannaWyoming Co.003,226913Coal prepared at No. 1 Washery.
Eddy Creek Stripping2Olyphant 1LackawannaHudson Realty Co., Inc.4,3082,70310,0732145Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
EL Railroad Bank3Scranton 2LackawannaStipp Construction Co.1,1221,4696,7867515Coal prepared at Pompey and Ace breakers.
Empire-Kidder StrippingHoyt Shaft11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation18,8206,14032,73023320Coal prepared at Loree, Marvine and Huber breakers.
Erie Stripping1MayfieldLackawannaE. & H. Coal Co.470280723Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
Erie Stripping1MayfieldLackawannaKuna Coal Co.1831811,1301483Coal prepared at Bolands, Penbrook, Northwest and Ace breakers.
Ewen Mine11Jenkins Twp. 1LuzerneGigliello Coal Co.1,2356185,9082318Coal prepared at Pompey and Morgan breakers.
Ewen Deep well pumpsTunnel11Jenkins Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation0001770 
Forest City Bank1Forest City 1SusquehannaMatisko Coal Co.8,11209,5121842Coal prepared at Waddell Breaker.
Franklin Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.33,69622,06569,93724454Coal prepared at Dorrance Breaker.
Franklin Stripping11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.7,3284,79915,21010111Coal prepared at Dorrance Breaker.
Gaylord Stripping11 LuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.209,364137,099434,54529382Coal prepared at Harry E. and Dorrance breakers.
Glen Lyon Breaker14Glen LyonLuzerneGrant Anthracite Co.000192115 
Glen National Mine14Glen LyonLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.175,812140,649370,129215281Coal prepared at Glen Lyon and Bel Air breakers.
Grand Tunnel Mine11 LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation5,4401,31810,90719629Mining discontinued November 30, 1962. Coal prepared at Loree and Marvine breakers.
Gravity Stripping1 LackawannaHudson Realty Co., Inc.6238982187Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Gravity Mine1ArchbaldLackawannaNorthwest Mining Co., Inc.15622206445Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Greenwood Stripping2Moosic 1LackawannaGreenwood Coal Co.9637247123Company did not operate in1962, coal obtained from storage. Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Grzywacz Mine1 LackawannaGrzywacz Coal Co.009382253Mine employing less than five persons.
Hallstead Bank11Duryea 1LuzerneZ. O. M. Construction Co.1,9186804,027723Coal prepared at Bellevue Washery.
Harry E. Breaker11SwoyersvilleLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.00014333 
Henry Stripping11Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.8,2204,21034,84424412Coal prepared at Morgan and Loomis breakers.
Huber Breaker13AshleyLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation408,747108,439617,59924048Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Huber Bank13AshleyLuzerneUnited Gas Improvement Co.085,99085,9901179All coal shipped unprepared to power plants.
Jermyn Stripping1 LackawannaHudson Realty Co., Inc.2,5951,1985,1661965Coal prepared at Marvine and Raymond breakers.
Kassa Breaker11Dupont 2LuzerneKassa Coal Co.0001022 
Kidder Stripping11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.69,67145,623144,60629353Coal prepared at Dorrance Breaker.
Lackawanna BankDrift2Olyphant 1LackawannaLackawanna Cinder & Silt Co.2,7851,7486,434626Ceased operating in April 1962. Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
Laflin Stripping11Laflin 1LuzerneC. B. M. Coal Co.6884131,560713Coal prepared at Bolands and Morgan breakers.
Laflin Colliery11Laflin 1LuzerneLaflin Heights Coal Co.9,6806,24032,36022357Coal prepared at Bolands, Morgan and Pompey breakers.
Lance Bank11PlymouthLuzerneC. B. M. Coal Co.18,96015,16849,2941704Coal prepared at Loree and Loomis breakers.
Lance Shops11PlymouthLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation0001070 
Loomis Colliery11NanticokeLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation0006142No coal production during 1962. Mining operation discontinued March 26, 1962.
Loomis Bank11NanticokeLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.138,50520,085169,89616354Coal prepared at Loomis Breaker.
Loree Breaker11LarksvilleLuzerneHudson Realty Co., Inc.43,92612,29085,640257120Coal prepared at Loree and Marvine breakers.
Maltby Breaker11SwoyersvilleLuzerneDicksville Coal Co.006,02120315 
Maltby Stripping11SwoyersvilleLuzerneK. P. T. Coal Co.00566834Coal prepared at Dicksville Breaker.
Maltby Colliery11SwoyersvilleLuzerneM Coal Co.004765061Coal prepared at Dicksville Breaker.
Marvine Breaker2ScrantonLackawannaHudson Realty Co., Inc.000207103Changed from North Coal Co. to Hudson Realty Co. on September 1, 1962.
Mayfield Stripping1 LackawannaHalsey Contracting Co.1,9931722,8981166Coal prepared at Raymond, Waddell, Bolands and Penbrook breakers.
MazzoneNo. 8MineSlope2 LackawannaMazzone Coal Co.5,7602,21514,76819616Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Micklick Mine1 LackawannaMicklick Coal Co.006972402Mine employing less than five persons.
Mid ValleyNo. 2MineSlope2 LackawannaMid Valley Coal Co.1,8036934,6232289Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Miners Mills Colliery11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.2,0201,0807,7161997Coal prepared at Morgan and Loomis breakers.
MoffatNo. 185MineSlope2 LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.1,8262672,7581815Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
MoffatNo. 179Mine3 LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.5,9258668,95020015Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Morgan Breaker2Old ForgeLackawannaOld Forge Coal Co.00012819 
Mountain Mine11 LuzerneMountain Slope Coal Co.00000Mining discontinued during September 1961. Coal prepared at Bel Air Breaker.
No. 1 Washery3Dunmore 1LackawannaWyoming Co.0001667Coal prepared at Marvine and Pompey breakers. 9,293 tons sold unprepared to Olyphant Power Plant.
No. 9 Bank11Pittston 2LuzernePopple Coal Sales0030,2381512Bank coal sold "as is" to local power companies.
No. 14 Bank11Jenkins Twp. 1LuzerneWyoming Co.7,2001,52013,6221846Coal prepared at Bellevue Washery.
No. 14 Drifts CollierySlope11 LuzerneOliver Coal Co.8146154,2302446Coal prepared at Dicksville, Morgan, Bel Air and Bolands breakers.
Northwest Breaker1Simpson 1LackawannaCicio Coal Co.000254 
Nottingham Bank11PlymouthLuzerneC. B. M. Coal Co.2,2795714,823382Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
O'Toole StrippingSlope2MoosicLackawannaO'Toole, John F.00455544Coal prepared at operators sizing plant.
Ontario Stripping1Peckville 1LackawannaPasternak Bros.6011941,8602405Coal prepared at Pompey, Ace and Bolands breaker.
Penbrook Breaker1ArchbaldLackawannaPenbrook Coal Co.2,10502,4692316Coal prepared at Waddell Breaker.
Penn Anthracite StrippingSlope2 LackawannaBotscheller Coal Co.4271641,0941257Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Pompey Breaker1JessupLackawannaPompey Coal Co.00026635 
Powderly Stripping1CarbondaleLackawannaCarbondale Coal Co.162,33099,434374,579308114Coal prepared at Marvine, Loree and Raymond breakers.
Powderly Washery1CarbondaleLackawannaCarbondale Coal Co.00020012 
Powderly Stripping1CarbondaleLackawannaCarco, Inc.3,3872,1257,9204715Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
Powderly Stripping1CarbondaleLackawannaHudson Realty Co., Inc.32,67510,14554,58224037Coal prepared at Marvine and Raymond breakers.
Prospect Stripping11Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.8,1163,85031,48210410Coal prepared at Morgan and Loomis breakers.
Pyne Mine2TaylorLackawannaMoffat Coal Co.27,2383,9794,11415044Ceased operating in August 1962. Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Pyne-Hyde Park StrippingSlope3TaylorLackawannaEmpire Coal Co.15,5522,27223,49224214Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Pyne-Hyde Park Stripping3TaylorLackawannaSchrader Bros.15,2652,23023,05819414Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Raymond Breaker1ArchbaldLackawannaBooth Products, Inc.000620Sold to Northwest Mining Co., Inc. on June 15, 1962. Employees were transferred to same.
Raymond Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaEsgro Coal Co.4115341,9882375Coal prepared at Penbrook and Raymond breakers.
Raymond StrippingDrifts1ArchbaldLackawannaNorthwest Mining Co., Inc.00012533Purchased from Booth Products, Inc.
Raymond Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaPientack Coal Co.3183641,3662056Coal prepared at Raymond and Penbrook breaker.
Raymond Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaU. & M. Coal Co.1392781,006588Coal prepared at Raymond and Penbrook breaker.
RiverdaleNo. 1MineSlope2 LackawannaRiverdale Industries, Inc.5320768795Operated until August 1962. Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
Riverside Colliery1Archbald 1LackawannaCastelli & Coccodrilli Coal Co.6065452,1012007Coal prepared at Penbrook and Pompey breakers.
S&M Mine2 LackawannaS. & M. Coal Co.001,4891194Mine employing less than five persons.
Seneca Bank11Pittston 1LuzernePopple Coal Sales003,428222Bank coal sold "as is" to local power companies.
Sibley Mountain Slope Mine2Ransom Twp.LackawannaMountain Slope Coal Co.8581,6457,15210517Coal prepared at Ace, Raymond and Bel Air breakers.
Sloan Stripping3ScrantonLackawannaComet Coal Co.1,9762892,985878Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
SloanNo. 133Mine3ScrantonLackawannaMoffat Coal Co.47973726359Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation0001500Coal prepared at Woodward, Loree and Marvine breakers.
South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneV-R Coal Corp.20,1405,21042,11521665Coal prepared at Loree, Marvine, Pompey, Taylor and Huber breakers.
SS&C Mine2 LuzerneS. S. & C. Coal Co.0052173Mine employing less than five persons.
Stanton Bank11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneReilly Contracting Co.3,0602,24015,4741315Coal prepared at Bellevue Washery.
Storrs Stripping3Dickson City 1LackawannaEmpire Coal Co.8151241,2354810Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Storrs Stripping3Dickson City 1LackawannaHarris & Walsh Coal Co.29,9744,37445,27224924Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Storrs Colliery3Dickson City 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.15,1632,21322,90222667Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Sugar Notch Colliery13Sugar Notch 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation94,08924,906143,714240148Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Sugar Notch Stripping13Sugar Notch 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation4,7391,2727,2392678Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Sullivan Trail Coal Co. Shops11 LuzerneSullivan Trail Coal Co.000249141 
Taylor Stripping3TaylorLackawannaComet Coal Co.2,5153673,7981016 
Taylor Breaker3TaylorLackawannaMoffat Coal Co.36,9455,39856,129227166 
Taylor Shops3TaylorLackawannaMoffat Coal Co.00027248 
TripleNo. 1MineSlope2Jessup 2LackawannaTriple Coal Co.6432471,648906Mine operated by Riverdale Industries first eight months of 1962. Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation176,75354,746344,865240200Coal prepared at Huber, Loree, Marvine and Pompey breakers.
Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation46,67713,10791,32922516Coal prepared at Loree, Marvine and Pompey breakers.
Tucker Mine2 LuzerneTucker Coal Co.00183523Mine employing less than five persons.
Turnpike StrippingSlope2 LackawannaTurnpike Coal Co.1,3312,88511,0942235Coal prepared at Ace, Penbrook and Pompey breakers.
Underwood MineSlope / No. 2 Drift2Olyphant 1LackawannaVillage Slope Coal Co.10,6286,03430,61624142Coal prepared at Raymond, Pompey and Penbrook breakers.
Verby Mine1 LackawannaVerby Coal Co.001,1302004Mine employing less than five persons.
Waddell BreakerSlope1WintonLackawannaWaddell Coal Co.0001736 
Wagner Mine1Jessup 2LackawannaWagner Coal Co.009561603Mine employing less than five persons.
Wanamie Stripping11Wanamie 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation30,4918,91551,92122911Coal prepared at Huber, Loree, Marvine and Pompey breakers.
Wanamie Stripping11Wanamie 1LuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.39,02631,22182,16122948Coal prepared at Glen Lyon and Bel Air breakers.
Wanamie CollierySlope14Wanamie 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation489,287129,817738,996233804Prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Wanamie Mine14Wanamie 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation38,67710,26258,42023341Prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Wanamie Stripping14Wanamie 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation74,32419,941122,26823354Prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Warrior Run Bank13Warrior Run 1LuzerneBartoli Construction Co.0033,5201317All coal shipped unprepared to power plants.
Westmoreland Colliery11 LuzerneTalamelli Coal Co.9,4606,99843,42628846Coal prepared at Dicksville, Northwest and Pompey breakers.
White Ash Breaker11 SullivanPastusic Brothers Coal Co.007500Mine did not operate during 1962. Coal stockpiled.
William A. Stripping11DuryeaLuzerneLombardi Coal Co.4602482,327824Coal prepared at Bolands and Bel Air breakers.
William A. Stripping11DuryeaLuzerneScranton Excavating Co.6,8502,61517,86419911Coal prepared at Bolands and Bel Air breakers.
Wingfoot Mine2 LackawannaTurnpike Coal Co.2,0763,97917,30223232Coal prepared at Ace, Morgan, Penbrook and Pompey breakers.
Winton Bank1Winton 1LackawannaC. B. M. Coal Co.3142811,082219Coal prepared at Penbrook Breaker.
WW Washery11WyomingLuzerneW. W. Coal Sales0001117Fine coal breaker preparation only. Operation discontinued August 30, 1962.
Wyoming Bank11Plains Twp. 1LuzernePopple Coal Sales007,293272Bank coal sold "as is" to local power companies.

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.


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