Pioneer

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Pioneer

(Pure)

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
1934	Pure		Colliery		6		Lackawanna	Pure Coal Co.	0		0	0	7	7
1934	Pure	No. 1	Colliery	Slope	6		Lackawanna	Pure Coal Co.	0	Truck¹	1,318	1,318	112	11
1935	Pure		Colliery		6		Lackawanna	Pure Coal Co.	0		0	0	16	7
1936	Pure		Colliery		6		Lackawanna	Pure Coal Co.	0		0	0	13	7
1937	Pure		Colliery		6		Lackawanna	Pure Coal Co.	0		0	0	4	1
1939	Pioneer		Mine		2		Lackawanna	Pioneer Coal Co.	1,160		300	1,460	96	10
1940	Pure		Mine		2		Lackawanna	Pure Coal Co.	4,672		825	5,497	118	18	Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker, 1st District.
1941	Pure		Mine		2		Lackawanna	Pure Coal Co.	2,132		468	2,600	230	12
1942	Pure		Mine		2		Lackawanna	Pure Coal Co.	3,965		991	4,956	252	11
1943	Pure		Mine		2		Lackawanna	Pure Coal Co.	2,666		986	3,652	252	8
1944	Pure		Mine		2		Lackawanna	Pure Coal Co.	281		71	352	95	6
1952	Pioneer		Mine		1	Carbondale²	Lackawanna	Pioneer Excavating Co.	23,958		0	23,958	310	9	Coal prepared at Powderly Breaker.
1953	Pioneer		Stripping		1	Carbondale²	Lackawanna	Pioneer Excavating Co.	51,363		0	51,363	249	18
1954	Pioneer		Mine		1	Carbondale²	Lackawanna	Pioneer City Excavating Co.	41,379		0	41,379	291	23	Coal prepared at Powderly Breaker.
1955	Pioneer		Mine		1	Carbondale²	Lackawanna	Pioneer City Excavating Co.	37,197		0	37,197	224	10
1956	Pioneer		Stripping		1		Lackawanna	Pioneer Excavating Co.	2,360		0	2,360	23	9	Coal prepared at Powderly Breaker.
1958	Pioneer		Stripping		2		Lackawanna	Pioneer Excavating Co.	876		2,266	6,222	238	5	Coal prepared at Bolands, Raymond and Waddell breakers.

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.