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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
1872	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	25,521		169
1873	Archbald		Colliery		Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	63,975		195
1874	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	1,183
1875	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	48,254		93
1876	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	5,933	DL&W¹	0	8,400	30	117
1877	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Luzerne	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	0		9
1878	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	0		4	Idle throughout 1878.
1879	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	175,836			Coal from Taylor included.
1880	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	0
1881	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	79,563		254
1882	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	99,638	231	283
1883	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W¹	0	125,079		302
1884	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	Eastern	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	0	DL&W	0	114,876	170	331
1885	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	29,262	DL&W	0	33,080	444	324	Days reported worked exceed 365.
1886	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	157,556	DL&W	0	167,656	189	409
1887	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	166,720	DL&W¹	0	172,808	201	401
1888	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	189,060	DL&W¹	0	197,425	207	471
1889	Archbald		Colliery	Slope / Shaft	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	140,509	DL&W¹	0	149,091	142	480
1890	Archbald		Colliery	Slope / Shaft	1	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	149,756	DL&W¹	0	158,472	191	459
1891	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	156,320	DL&W¹	0	164,727	172	505
1892	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	2	Lackawanna Twp.	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	186,115	DL&W¹	0	196,333	176	505
1893	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	2	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	185,629	DL&W¹	0	196,192	188	524
1894	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	2	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	200,867	DL&W¹	0	211,511	173	552
1895	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	2	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	228,578	DL&W¹	0	240,903	192	575
1896	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	2	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	198,171	DL&W¹	0	210,390	164	588
1897	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	202,496	DL&W¹	0	214,838	183	585
1898	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	114,998	DL&W	0	124,988	103	587
1899	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	250,613	DL&W	0	262,120	196	532
1900	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	148,060	DL&W	0	157,564	121	610
1901	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	2	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	306,710	DL&W	0	320,466	217	675
1902	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	2	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	195,562	DL&W	0	201,702	121	697
1903	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	335,555	DL&W	0	350,585	220	750
1904	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	368,053	DL&W	0	383,391	230	784
1905	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	409,403	DL&W	0	421,595	234	768
1906	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	364,325	DL&W	0	375,132	208	812
1907	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	461,408	DL&W	0	474,681	261	857
1907	Archbald		Washery		4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	1,160	DL&W	0	1,160		5
1908	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	464,158	DL&W	0	488,410	240	861
1908	Archbald		Washery		4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	76,529	DL&W	0	76,529	293	23
1909	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	468,414	DL&W	0	488,770	273	894
1909	Archbald		Washery		4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	92,350	DL&W	0	92,350	233	27
1910	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	400,608	DL&W	0	408,756	242	912
1910	Archbald		Washery		4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	132,389	DL&W	0	138,529	305	44
1911	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	288,249	DL&W	0	290,434	264	635
1911	Archbald		Washery		4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	152,057	DL&W	0	152,057	365	56
1912	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	436,014	DL&W	0	448,405	254	965
1912	Archbald		Washery		4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	176,666	DL&W	0	182,796	320	61
1913	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	491,194	DL&W	0	504,925	289	909
1913	Archbald		Washery		4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	165,513	DL&W	0	172,313	293	58
1914	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	397,825	DL&W	0	417,131	234	954
1914	Archbald		Washery		4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	65,257	DL&W	0	65,257	106	58
1915	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft / Slope	4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	387,236	DL&W	0	405,047	228	925
1915	Archbald		Washery		4	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	5,658	DL&W	0	5,658	17	48
1916	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft / Slope / Drift	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	388,194	DL&W	0	405,446	271	835
1917	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft / Drifts (4)	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	383,894	DL&W	0	399,442	294	856
1918	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	353,191	DL&W	0	373,318	292	801
1919	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	306,098	DL&W	0	329,907	266	729
1920	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.	302,635	DL&W	0	332,797	278	816
1921	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	392,280	DL&W	0	424,430	291	833
1922	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	243,591	DL&W	0	243,674	160	847
1923	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	442,624	DL&W	0	454,088	285	838
1924	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	408,467	DL&W	0	421,013	288	881
1925	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	290,538	DL&W	0	298,936	198	1093
1926	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	384,294	DL&W	0	398,420	256	1075
1927	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	368,108	DL&W	0	383,467	243	1028
1928	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	282,300	DL&W	0	296,212	216	1009
1929	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	313,389	DL&W	0	324,292	274	996
1930	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	247,812	DL&W	0	263,729	215	886
1931	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	184,379		0	192,511	124	849	Coal prepared at Diamond Colliery, 3rd District.
1932	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Glen Alden Coal Co.	23,057		0	24,270	15	842
1936	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft¹	1	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	P. J. McHale	0	Truck¹	13,568	13,608	213	28
1941	Archbald		Mine	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	110,865		1,429	125,364	236	159
1942	Archbald		Mine	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	122,272		434	135,944	277	173
1943	Archbald		Mine	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	97,869		0	107,225	292	144
1944	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	99,373		0	109,777	313	124
1945	Archbald		Colliery	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	93,594		0	103,067	285	113
1945	Archbald		Bank		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Penn Excavating Co.	55,022		11,004	66,026	324	20
1946	Archbald		Bank		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Burke McGrath, Inc.	108,043		870	111,659	299	12	Coal prepared at numerous breakers.
1946	Archbald		Mine	Slope	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	98,431		0	108,353	290	113	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1947	Archbald		Bank		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Burke McGrath, Inc.	50,928		0	10,353	283	10	Coal prepared at Waddell, Bolands, Supreme and Russell breakers.
1947	Archbald		Mine	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Continental-Archbald Coal Co.	109,763		0	119,094	292	139	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1948	Archbald		Mine	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	102,660		0	109,964	287	139	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker. Formerly operated by Continental-Archbald Co.
1949	Archbald		Mine	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	71,335		0	74,409	207	130	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1950	Archbald		Mine		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	72,983		0	75,301	212	121	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1951	Archbald		Mine	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	50,463		0	52,379	192	106	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1952	Archbald		Mine	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	57,746		0	60,026	236	124	Coal prepared at Baker Breaker.
1952	Archbald		Stripping		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	4,316		0	4,567	100	10	Discontinued operation in May. Coal prepared at Baker and Moffat breakers.
1953	Archbald		Mine	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	36,412		2,139	42,997	144	200
1954	Archbald		Mine	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	28,290		12,058	43,960	101	123	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1955	Archbald		Mine	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	40,448		13,713	59,044	116	172	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1956	Archbald		Mine	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	84,456		10,793	107,532	222	163	Coal prepared at Moffat-Taylor Breaker.
1957	Archbald		Mine	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	59,684		14,703	82,584	162	163	Coal prepared at Moffat Breaker.
1957	Archbald		Stripping		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	3,595		1,133	7,385	272	6	Coal prepared at Bolands, Northwest, Waddell and Morgan breakers.
1958	Archbald		Stripping		1	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Cicio Brothers Coal Co.	1,329		0	2,769	250	5	Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
1958	Archbald		Mine	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	46,578		13,456	68,604	129	165	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1959	Archbald		Stripping		1	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Cicio Brothers Coal Co.	1,820		0	1,820	84	6	Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
1959	Archbald		Mine	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	49,759		12,826	71,806	145	160	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1960	Archbald		Stripping		1	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Cicio Excavating Co.	0	Truck¹	20	88	7	5	Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
1960	Archbald		Mine	Shaft	5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	31,509		8,048	46,049	192	158
1961	Archbald		Mine	Shaft	3	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	22,732		5,620	35,159	209	88
1962	Archbald		Stripping		1	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Slenska Coal Co.	24		11	85	27	2	Coal prepared at Penbrook and Bolands breakers.
1962	Archbald		Colliery	Slope	3	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	36,665		5,357	55,459	224	58	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1963	Archbald		Colliery		3	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	23,396		3,360	44,020	234	49
1963	Archbald		Stripping		3	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	2,343		298	3,893	326	6	Mining finished.
1964	Archbald		Mine	Slope	3	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	11,849		2,275	24,748	241	43	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1965	Archbald	85-1	Stripping		1	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Pioneer Excavating Co.	0		0	65	16	3	Coal prepared at Boland Breaker.
1965	Archbald	75-1RA	Stripping		1	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Slenska Coal Co.	0		0	113	47	2	Coal prepared at Ace and Penbrook breakers.
1965	Archbald		Mine	Slope	10	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	6,472		3,292	19,045	141	30	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1966	Archbald	75-1RA	Stripping		1	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Slenska Coal Co.	0		0	0	46	2
1966	Archbald		Colliery		13	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Moffat Coal Co.	469		501	1,777	5	29	Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
1967	Archbald	75-1R3	Stripping		1	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Slenska Coal Co.	22		45	259	84	2	Coal prepared at Ace Breaker.
1967	Archbald		Bank		13	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Martinelli, Mathew	732		4,942	6,132	69	4	Coal prepared at Taylor and Ace breakers. 2,520 tons shipped unprepared to PP&L.
1968	Archbald		Bank		5	Taylor¹	Lackawanna	Martinelli, Mathew	0		0	0	15	1

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