Bliss Coal Co.

Bliss Coal Co.
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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
1951	Bliss Bros.		Stripping		1	Archbald²	Lackawanna	Bliss Coal Co.	7,246		0	7,246	165	8	Coal prepared at Powderly Breaker.
1952	Bliss Bros.		Stripping		1	Archbald²	Lackawanna	Bliss Coal Co.	23,958		0	23,958	191	11	Coal prepared at Powderly Breaker.
1953	Bliss Bros.		Stripping		1	Archbald²	Lackawanna	Bliss Coal Co.	13,729		0	13,729	223	9
1954	Bliss		Stripping		10	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	260	111	5
1954	Bliss Bros.		Stripping		1	Archbald²	Lackawanna	Bliss Coal Co.	7,010		0	7,010	191	7	Coal prepared at Powderly Breaker.
1955	Bliss		Stripping		10	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	5,703	256	5
1957	Bliss		Breaker		10	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	0	200	3
1957	Bliss		Stripping		10	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	6,841	305	4
1958	Bliss		Breaker		10	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	0	200	2
1958	Bliss		Stripping		10	Hanover Twp.¹	Luzerne	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	7,104	302	5
1959	Bliss		Breaker		11	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	1,728	220	180
1960	Bliss		Stripping		11	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	3,157	293	6
1961	Bliss		Breaker	Slope	11	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	11,147	298	8	Stripping.
1962	Bliss		Breaker	Drift	11	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	8,408	288	3	Stripping.
1962	Bliss	No. 1	Mine		11	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	580	90	5
1963	Bliss		Breaker		11	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	2,199	110	3	Stripping.
1963	Bliss	No. 1	Mine	Drift	11	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	2,991	89	5
1964	Bliss		Breaker		11	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	0	194	1
1964	Bliss		Stripping		11	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	6,356	194	2
1965	Bliss	35-IRA	Stripping		1	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	7,168	186	3	Coal prepared at Booth Cleaning Plant.
1966	Bernice	35-2	Stripping		1	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	7,424	212	0	Workmen transferred to other operations at same company.
1966	Bliss	35-IRA	Stripping		1	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	732	33	0	Workmen transferred to other operations at same company.
1966	Bliss	35-3	Stripping		1	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	1,517	25	7
1966	Bliss		Crushing Plant		1	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	0	178	1
1967	Bliss	35-3	Stripping		1	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	34,171	293	8	All coal crushed in Bliss Crushing Plant and sold to local power plants.
1967	Bliss		Cleaning Plant		1	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	0	293	3
1968	Bliss	35-3A2	Stripping		1	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	35,324	35,324	298	9	All coal prepared at Bliss Crushing Plant.
1968	Bliss		Crushing Plant		1	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	0	298	2
1969	Bernice	35-4	Stripping		1	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	6,073	67	7	All coal prepared at Bliss Crushing Plant.
1969	Bliss	35-3	Stripping		1	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	17,753	223	0	All coal prepared at Bliss Crushing Plant.
1969	Bliss		Crushing Plant		1	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	0	290	2
1970	Bliss	35-4	Stripping		1	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	24,222	297	6	All coal prepared at Bliss Crushing Plant.
1970	Bliss		Crushing Plant		1	Mildred	Sullivan	Bliss Coal Co.	0		0	0	297	2

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.