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YearOperation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
1938 Miners Mills Colliery10Miners Mills 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.1,033841,1171535Coal prepared by Kehoe-Berge Coal Co., 7th District.
1939 Miners Mills Colliery10Miners Mills 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.46,007046,00724850 
1939 Miners Mills Stripping10Miners Mills 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 127,53127,5311293 
1940 Miners Mills Mine10Miners Mills 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.87,441087,44126986Run of mine coal prepared at Kehoe-Berge, 7th District.
1940 Miners Mills Stripping10Miners Mills 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 17,4067,40612113 
1941 Miners Mills Mine10Miners Mills 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.56,305056,30524669Run of mine coal.
1941 Miners Mills Stripping10Miners Mills 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 149,30949,30915512 
1942 Miners Mills Colliery10Miners Mills 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 159,39159,39126897 
1942 Miners Mills Stripping10Miners Mills 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 11831831211 
1943 Miners Mills Colliery10Miners Mills 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 177,36977,36927889 
1944 Miners Mills Mine10Miners Mills 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.95,197095,19730278Run of mine operation.
1945 Miners Mills Mine10Miners Mills 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 176,99876,99827086Run of mine operation.
1946 Miners Mills Mine10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 189,22189,221270103Coal preapred at No. 14 Breaker. Includes 18,637 tons stripping and 17,582 tons bank coal.
1947 Miners Mills Mine10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.49,43733,11482,551232112Coal prepared at Waddell Breaker. Includes 9,846 tons stripping and 33,213 tons bank coal.
1948 Miners Mills Breaker10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.86,51311,00497,567246125Includes18,335 tons stripping and 34,109 tons bank coal.
1949 Dial Rock Bank9 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.4,23717,58521,822803Slush
1949 Maltby Bank9Swoyersville 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.3,86503,865333Coal prepared at Miners Mills Breaker.
1949 Miners Mills Breaker10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.23,670054,270186105Includes 22,649 tons stripping and 2,238 tons bank coal.
1950 Capone Stripping6 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 13,0323,032566Discontinued operation in April. Coal prepared at Capone Breaker.
1950 Dial Rock Bank9 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 19,8779,877283Slush
1950 Harry E. Bank9Swoyersville 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 111,14511,145273Slush
1950 Miners Mills Breaker10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.17,523034,56821587Includes 10,339 tons stripping coal.
1951 Maffei Bank9 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.5,00005,000483Coal prepared at Miners Mills Breaker.
1951 Miners Mills Breaker10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.13,876014,07618478Includes 1,234 tons stripping coal.
1951 Westmoreland Bank9 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 110,31110,311313Coal prepared at Miners Mills Breaker.
1952 Maffei Mine9 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.34,888034,88823146Coal prepared at William A. Breaker.
1952 Maffei Bank9 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.10,444010,4441784Coal prepared at Miners Mills Breaker.
1952 Miners Mills Breaker10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.9,539011,74623870 
1953 Maffei MineSlope9 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.7,10307,10310013 
1953 Maffei Bank9 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.1,06252,44453,5061304 
1953 Miners Mills Breaker10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.12,368012,56819673 
1954 Maffei Mine9 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.2,05002,0505925Coal prepared at Heidelberg Breaker.
1954 Maffei Bank9 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.2,90023,11126,0871718Coal prepared at Miners Mills Breaker.
1954 Miners Mills Breaker10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.8,493010,53320067 
1954 Miners Mills Stripping10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.8260826404 
1954 Miners Mills Bank10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.13,260013,260644 
1955 Henry Bank10Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 153,26253,26213114 
1955 Miners Mills Breaker9Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0005510 
1955 Miners Mills Mine10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.4,8371,1597,87011442Coal prepared at multiple breakers.
1955 Prospect Bank10Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 128,11928,1195511 
1955 Talamelli Stripping10Wilkes-Barre 2LuzerneCapone Coal Co.6,7942,74711,7731344Coal prepared at multiple breakers.
1956 Keystone Bank10Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 13,3663,366140Shipped to United Gas Improvement Co. Hunlock Plant and used as received.
1956 Luzerne Bank10 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 13,7073,707525Shipped to United Gas Improvement Co. Hunlock Plant and used as received.
1956 Prospect Bank10Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 147,82847,8281990Shipped to United Gas Improvement Co. Hunlock Plant and used as received.
1956 Talamelli Stripping10 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.10,0406,06218,5432436Coal prepared at Dorrance Breaker.
1957 Luzerne Bank10 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 14,7904,79015250,245 tons prepared at Dorrance Breaker. 4,790 tons shipped to United Gas Improvement Co. Hunlock Plant and used as received.
1957 Miners Mills Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.15,45111,51232,3532396250,245 tons prepared at Dorrance Breaker. 4,790 tons shipped to United Gas Improvement Co. Hunlock Plant and used as received.
1957 Prospect Stripping10Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.8,3686,23417,892279650,245 tons prepared at Dorrance Breaker. 4,790 tons shipped to United Gas Improvement Co. Hunlock Plant and used as received.
1957 William A. Bank5Duryea 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 178,52778,5271738Coal shipped directly to Luzerne County Gas & Electric and to Pennsylvania Power & Light.
1958 Miners Mills Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.14,787044,3112355857,999 tons prepared at Dorrance Breaker. 3,515 tons shipped to PP&L.
1958 Prospect Stripping10Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.4,568013,6882861057,999 tons prepared at Dorrance Breaker. 3,515 tons shipped to PP&L.
1958 Prospect Bank10Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.003,51520257,999 tons prepared at Dorrance Breaker. 3,515 tons shipped to PP&L.
1958 William A. Bank5DuryeaLuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 125,85825,8581548All coal shipped to PP&L.
1959 Miners Mills Colliery11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.12,45520,75941,51821445Coal prepared at Dorrance and William A. breakers.
1959 Prospect Stripping11 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.15,55525,92751,85324519Coal prepared at Dorrance and William A. breakers.
1959 Prospect Bank11 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.4,1416,90113,8031081Coal prepared at William A. Breaker.
1960 Miners Mills Colliery11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.2,6127109,38617216Coal prepared at Morgan and William A. breakers.
1960 Prospect Stripping11Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.10,1808,47339,21325719Coal prepared at Morgan, Dorrance and William A. breakers.
1960 Prospect Bank11Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.393263936151Coal prepared at William A. and Morgan breakers.
1961 Henry Bank11Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.3,2801,06010,2501022Coal prepared at Morgan and Dorrance breakers.
1961 Miners Mills Colliery11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.1,8609427,59123810Coal prepared at Morgan and Dorrance breakers.
1961 Prospect Stripping11Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.14,1025,60059,03729924Coal prepared at Morgan and Dorrance breakers.
1962 Henry Stripping11Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.8,2204,21034,84424412Coal prepared at Morgan and Loomis breakers.
1962 Miners Mills Colliery11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.2,0201,0807,7161997Coal prepared at Morgan and Loomis breakers.
1962 Prospect Stripping11Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.8,1163,85031,48210410Coal prepared at Morgan and Loomis breakers.
1963 Miners Mills Stripping11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.24,79020,48053,54028022Coal prepared at Morgan and Bel Air breakers.
1964 Miners Mills Stripping11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.30,4252,17343,46425024Coal prepared at Pompey and Bel Air breakers.
1965 Prospect9-2RStripping1Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.2,7373,7708,82215911Coal prepared at Pompey and Bel Air breakers.
1965 Prospect9-1A2Stripping1Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.1,5879913,3063911Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
1965 Prospect9-1RStripping1Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.2,0276,03811,412237Coal prepared at Pompey and Bel Air breakers.
1966 Prospect9-1A3Stripping1Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.2,8302675,339359Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
1966 Prospect - Henry Bank13 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 11,6031,603203All coal shipped unprepared to United Gas Improvement Co. power plants.

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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