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Exeter

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
1875	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	West Pittston	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	0		0	128,000		243
1876	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	West Pittston	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	0		0	155,000	201	201
1878	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	Middle	West Pittston	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	150,000		0	150,000	125	321
1879	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	205,000		0	0	197	471	Total production not reported.
1880	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	0		0	213,000	194	480
1881	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	0		0	209,000	218	429
1882	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	0		0	111,500	171	323
1883	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	0		0	142,896	236	363
1884	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	Middle	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	0	LV	0	134,800	198	373
1885	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	2	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	14,386	LV	0	15,822	7	336
1886	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	2	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	0	LV	0	0			Idle in 1886.
1887	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	2	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	9,968	LV¹	0	10,032	36	209
1888	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	2	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	128,228	LV¹	0	128,228	215	334
1889	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	2	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	70,998	LV¹	0	72,409	131	359
1890	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	2	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	45,107	LV¹	0	47,225	87	283
1891	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	3	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	40,782	LV¹	0	44,312	143	238
1892	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	3	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	81,835	LV¹	0	87,105	193	248
1893	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	3	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	100,822	LV¹	0	104,817	176	283
1894	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	3	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	68,648	LV¹	0	70,596	84	230
1895	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	3	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	178,224	LV¹	0	189,731	170	437
1896	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	3	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	184,065	LV¹	0	202,365	145	513
1897	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	3	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	206,134	LV¹	0	225,888	130	514
1898	Exeter	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	3	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	209,974	LV	0	231,198	128	492
1899	Exeter	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	3	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	244,284	LV	0	271,995	158	549
1900	Exeter	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	3	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	230,429	LV	0	252,992	150	517
1901	Exeter	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	3	Exeter	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	360,045	LV	0	384,928	228	694
1902	Exeter	Colliery	No. 1 Shaft / No. 2 Shaft	3	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	247,855	LV	0	272,110	144	671
1903	Exeter	Colliery	Red Ash Shaft / Pittston & Marcy Shafts / Knight & Checker Shafts	6	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	489,127	LV	0	514,751	242	781
1904	Exeter	Colliery	Red Ash Shaft / Pittston & Marcy Shaft / Knight & Checker Shaft	6	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	499,102	LV	0	527,973	234	840
1905	Exeter	Colliery	Red Ash Shaft / Pittston & Marcy Shaft / Knight & Checker Shaft	6	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	507,120	LV	0	535,853	258	850
1906	Exeter	Colliery	Red Ash Shaft / Pittston & Marcy Shaft / Knight & Checker Shaft	8	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	338,019	LV	0	368,050	184	794
1907	Exeter	Colliery	Red Ash Shaft / Pittston & Marcy Shaft / Knight & Checker Shaft	8	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	398,854	LV	0	433,362	251	750
1908	Exeter	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / No. 1 Shaft / Knight Shaft (abandoned)	8	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	406,812	LV	0	443,198	219	726
1909	Exeter	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / No. 1 Shaft / Knight Shaft (abandoned)	8	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	390,813	LV	0	426,727	226	788
1910	Exeter	Colliery	No. 2 Shaft / No. 1 Shaft / Knight Shaft (abandoned)	8	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	396,340	LV	0	436,917	236	728
1911	Exeter	Colliery	Red Ash Shaft / Pittston Shaft / Knight Shaft	8	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	385,344	LV	0	437,801	247	756
1912	Exeter	Mine	Red Ash Shaft / Pittston Shaft / Knight Shaft ( )	8	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	379,270	LV	0	456,526	233	774	Mine used for ventilation and emergency purposes only; no coal removed.
1913	Exeter	Colliery	Red Ash Shaft / Pittston Shaft / Knight Shaft (Idle)	8	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	275,439	LV	0	473,297	250	788
1914	Exeter	Colliery	Red Ash Shaft / Pittston Shaft / Knight Shaft	8	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	343,109	LV	0	416,953	238	765
1915	Exeter	Colliery	Red Ash Shaft / Pittston Shaft / Knight Shaft (Idle)	8	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	322,613	LV	0	404,059	234	780
1916	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	266,304	LV	0	336,064	234	638
1917	Exeter	Colliery	Shafts (4)	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	283,774	LV	0	354,079	263	612
1918	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	290,085	LV	0	362,744	286	644
1919	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	300,241	LV	0	378,111	271	690
1920	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	292,484	LV	0	383,949	267	703
1921	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	310,363	LV	0	437,501	265	720
1922	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	165,894	LV	0	251,348	146	744
1923	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	299,605	LV	0	411,707	264	714
1924	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	290,533	LV	0	393,846	261	715
1925	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	200,420	LV	0	277,923	188	701
1926	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	288,626	LV	0	304,807	251	734
1927	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	240,018	LV	0	362,429	203	824
1928	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	268,032	LV	0	348,633	207	832
1929	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	348,059	LV	0	427,486	253	816
1930	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	303,456	LV	0	372,313	223	816
1931	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	247,218		0	325,155	158	818
1932	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	189,213		0	245,994	150	558
1933	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	127,573		10,724	185,689	125	563
1934	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	119,107		7,160	156,156	109	607
1935	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Lehigh Valley Coal Co.	13,212	LV	4,521	46,911	37	124
1936	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Payne Coal Co.	332,081		6,273	408,985	247	656
1937	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Payne Coal Co.	389,341		17,157	479,193	253	734
1938	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Payne Coal Co.	404,818		18,904	480,012	215	880
1939	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Payne Coal Co.	368,993		17,358	461,894	206	789
1940	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Payne Coal Co.	305,990		22,004	398,051	179	758
1941	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Payne Coal Co.	401,387		0	445,703	207	745
1942	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Payne Coal Co.	468,427		0	559,794	237	730	Coal prepared at Clear Spring Colliery.
1943	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Payne Coal Co.	317,339		0	386,954	273	532
1944	Exeter	Colliery	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Payne Coal Co.	343,912		0	391,131	313	515
1945	Exeter	Mine	Shaft¹	9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Payne Coal Co.	275,084		0	312,150	265	493	Run of mine operation.
1946	Exeter	Mine		9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Payne Coal Co.	317,117		0	327,754	270	546	Coal prepared at Prospect Breaker.
1948	Exeter	Mine		9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Payne Coal Co.	256,465		0	260,991	248	464	Coal prepared at Prospect Breaker.
1948	Exeter	Stripping		9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Payne Coal Co.	60		0	60	17	5	Coal prepared at Prospect Breaker.
1949	Exeter	Mine		9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	138,970		23,393	194,651	211	646	Exeter (Payne Coal Co.) and Red Ash (Kehoe-Berge) combined and called Exeter. Coal prepared at William A Breaker.
1949	Exeter	Breaker		9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Payne Coal Co.	61,979		0	63,394	52	646	Ownership changed to Kehoe-Berge in June. Coal prepared at Prospect Breaker.
1950	Exeter	Mine		9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	166,661		26,039	224,025	217	542	Coal prepared at William A Breaker.
1951	Exeter	Mine		9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Exeter Colliery Co.	107,310		1,597	114,674	102	522	Operated by Kehoe-Berge Coal Co. until August.
1951	Exeter	Mine		9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Kehoe-Berge Coal Co.	104,304		12,891	131,476	144	522	Coal prepared at William A Breaker.
1952	Exeter	Mine		9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Exeter Colliery Co.	28,100		480	30,128	32	523	Discontinued operation in February. Coal prepared at Miners Mills Breaker.
1953	Exeter	Mine		9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Exeter Colliery Co.	0		0	0	0	0
1957	Exeter	Colliery		9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Maffei Coal Co.	4,692		2,522	10,915	200	30	Coal prepared at Morgan, William A. and Heidelberg breakers.
1958	Exeter	Colliery		9	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Maffei Coal Co.	1,980		186	6,439	205	16	Coal prepared at Kehoe Berge Breaker.
1964	Exeter	Bank		11	Exeter¹	Luzerne	C. B. M. Coal Co.	0		0	86,600	155	6	All coal sold unprepared to local power plants.
1965	Exeter	Bank		10	Exeter¹	Luzerne	C. B. M. Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	67,000	67,000	83	6	7,158 tons prepared at Kassa Breaker. 72,020 tons shipped unprepared to PP&L.
1966	Exeter	Bank		13	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Racho, George	0	Truck¹	45,741	45,741	70	14	All coal shipped unprepared to PP&L.
1967	Exeter	Bank		13	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Racho, George	0	Truck¹	26,388	26,388	87	6	All coal shipped unprepared to PP&L.
1968	Exeter	Bank		5	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Racho, George	0	Truck¹	53,102	53,102	112	10	Direct sales.
1969	Exeter	Bank		5	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Racho, George	0	Truck¹	14,557	14,557	37	7	Direct sales.
1970	Exeter	Bank		5	Exeter¹	Luzerne	Racho, George	0	Truck¹	22,557	22,557	100	9	Direct sales.

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