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Mineral Spring
YearOperation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
1871Mineral Spring CollierySlope 1MiddleMineral SpringLuzerneMineral Spring Coal Co.000   
1872Mineral Spring CollierySlope 1MiddleMineral SpringLuzerneMineral Spring Coal Co.000   
1875Mineral Spring CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0060,000 212 
1876Mineral Spring CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0075,076160160 
1878Mineral Spring CollierySlope 1MiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.000   
1879Mineral Spring CollierySlope 1MiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.55,00000122225Total production not reported.
1880Mineral Spring CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0085,199173221 
1881Mineral Spring CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0079,930195201 
1882Mineral Spring CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0080,467204193 
1883Mineral Spring CollierySlopeMiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0082,796222222 
1884Mineral Spring CollierySlope 1MiddlePlains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0LV072,282177224 
1885Mineral Spring CollierySlope2Plains Twp.LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.56,342LV062,762149238 
1886Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Slope / Coal Brook Slope2ParsonsLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.71,589LV076,285175212 
1887Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Slope / Coal Brook Slope2ParsonsLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.84,536LV 1090,306202217 
1888Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Slope / Coal Brook Slope2ParsonsLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.61,613LV 1066,329192230 
1889Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Slope / Coal Brook Slope2ParsonsLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.18,167LV 1021,35141230 
1890Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Slope / Coal Brook Slope2ParsonsLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.30,047LV 1030,45688201 
1891Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Slope / Coal Brook Slope3ParsonsLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.5,394LV 105,51316197 
1892Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Slope / Coal Brook Slope3ParsonsLuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0LV 100  Idle all year.
1902Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Slope / Coal Brook Slope3Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.0LV00146355 
1903Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Slope / Coal Brook Slope5Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.101,111LV0115,411147456 
1904Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Shaft / Mineral Spring Slope / Coal Brook Slope5Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.139,622LV0160,741173576 
1905Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Shaft / Mineral Spring Slope / Coal Brook Slope5Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.208,615LV0234,183218537 
1906Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Shaft / Mineral Spring Slope / Coal Brook Slope6Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.217,152LV0245,419215513 
1907Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Shaft / Mineral Spring Slope / Coal Brook Slope / Coal Brook Tunnel6Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.240,240LV0281,090229505 
1908Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Shaft / Mineral Spring Slope / Mineral Spring Drift / Coal Brook Slope / Coal Brook Tunnel6Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.230,636LV0274,459186510 
1909Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Shaft / Mineral Spring Slope / Mineral Spring Drift / Coal Brook Slope / Coal Brook Tunnel6Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.244,875LV0276,974166504 
1910Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Shaft / Mineral Spring Slope / Mineral Spring Drift / Coal Brook Slope (abandoned) / Coal Brook Tunnel6Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.157,841LV0166,19540283Destroyed by fire March 22, 1910. Coal prepared at Prospect Breaker 7th District.
1911Mineral Spring CollieryMineral Spring Shaft / Mineral Spring Slope / Coal Brook Tunnel6Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.219,015LV0241,763171421 
1912Mineral Spring CollieryShaft / Slope / Coal Brook Tunnel6Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.234,641LV0263,418226439 
1913Mineral Spring CollieryShaft / Slope / Coal Brook Tunnel6Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.274,250LV0302,865246468 
1914Mineral Spring CollieryShaft / Slope / Coal Brook Tunnel6Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.238,788LV0272,100224457 
1915Mineral Spring CollieryRed Ash Shaft / Baltimore Slope / No. 34 Tunnel6Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.215,313LV0247,500213445 
1916Mineral Spring CollieryShaft / Slope / No. 34 Tunnel10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.180,505LV0216,221177362 
1917Mineral Spring CollieryShaft / Slope / No. 34 Tunnel10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.195,373LV0237,750233362 
1918Mineral Spring CollieryNo. 1 Shaft / No. 34 Tunnel / No. 1 Drift10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.231,386LV0272,854281394 
1919Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.192,718LV0228,173236400 
1920Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.214,671LV0252,559252459 
1921Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.264,276LV0300,556274507 
1922Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.147,305LV0170,362146496 
1923Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.231,359LV0267,896241481 
1924Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.202,903LV0237,772238504 
1925Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.148,028LV0175,743174511 
1926Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.183,114LV0221,532245533 
1927Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.143,763LV0177,989204535 
1928Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.94,036LV0114,057138515 
1929Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.27,970LV031,06891161 
1930Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Coal Co.16,223LV016,87055161 
1934Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneMonarch Anthracite Mining Co.18,150018,15046168Coal prepared at West End Colliery, 14th District.
1935Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneMonarch Anthracite Mining Co.118,4300118,430179219 
1936Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneMonarch Anthracite Mining Co.230,2710230,27122377 
1937Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneMineral Spring Coal Co.156,1160156,844128604 
1937Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneMonarch Anthracite Mining Co.48,924048,924115604 
1938Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneMineral Spring Coal Co.367,1290408,026244574 
1939Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneMineral Spring Coal Co.240,3270257,615170498 
1940Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneMineral Spring Coal Co.190,1990276,694170555 
1941Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneMineral Spring Coal Co.121,8890214,873236406 
1942Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneMineral Spring Coal Co.133,5030166,373300222 
1943Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneMineral Spring Coal Co.44,496066,97028996 
1944Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneFranklin Coal Mining Co.79,2110101,076310154 
1945Mineral Spring Colliery10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneFranklin Coal Mining Co.35,520084,05427986 
1946Mineral Spring Breaker10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneFranklin Coal Mining Co.135,3350191,545289156Includes 39,908 tons stripping and 108,124 tons bank coal.
1947Mineral Spring Breaker10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneFranklin Coal Mining Co.141,7120182,596285109Includes 42,718 tons stripping and 96,430 tons bank coal.
1948Mineral Spring Breaker10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneFranklin Coal Mining Co.48,386049,10928041Coal prepared at Harry E. Breaker. Includes 22,168 tons stripping and 3,521 tons bank coal.
1949Mineral Spring Breaker10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneFranklin Coal Mining Co.18,026041,75320850Coal prepared at Harry E. Breaker. Includes 18,976 tons stripping coal.
1950Mineral Spring Mine10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneHarry E. Coal Co.31,475071,81224445Coal prepared at Harry E. Breaker.
1951Mineral Spring Mine10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneHarry E. Coal Co.43,359098,11728065Coal prepared at Harry E. Breaker.
1952Mineral Spring Mine10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneHarry E. Coal Co.40,55015,206101,37527381Coal prepared at Harry E. Breaker.
1953Mineral Spring MineSlope10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneHarry E. Coal Co.0017,75229485 
1953Mineral Spring Stripping10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneHarry E. Coal Co.00101,89900 
1954Mineral Spring Mine10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneHarry E. Coal Co.19,678019,67826626 
1954Mineral Spring Stripping10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneHarry E. Coal Co.27,53218,59473,34528343 
1955Mineral Spring Mine10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneHarry E. Coal Co.7,5643,24916,24416623 
1955Mineral Spring Stripping10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneHarry E. Coal Co.1,61103,5953645 
1959Mineral Spring Stripping10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneN. & R. Coal Co.7965944,2341475Coal prepared at Morgan, Northwest, Pompey and Bolands breakers.
1960Mineral Spring Stripping10Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneN. & R. Coal Co.280222712515Coal prepared at Northwest and DeAngelis breakers.

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


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