1961
All Districts
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Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
A&RNo. 1Mine3Jessup 2LackawannaA. & R. Coal Co.1,39202,5302085Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
AC&ANo. 9Mine2Moosic 1LackawannaA. C. & A. Coal Co.9164743,52519410Coal prepared at Bel Air and Morgan breakers.
Ace BreakerSlope2BlakelyLackawannaAce Coal Co.0007810 
AceNo. 1Mine2BlakelyLackawannaAce Coal Co.1602411,2821924 
Archbald MineShaft3Taylor 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.22,7325,62035,15920988 
BAFNo. 62Mine11 LuzerneB. A. F. Coal Co.1,2526805,5022009Coal prepared at Bel Air Breaker.
Baker-Dodge MineShaft3ScrantonLackawannaMoffat Coal Co.9,8982,44715,30913112 
Baltimore Stripping11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneHudson Coal Co.43,91412,48794,79523340Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
Beggin Mine2 LackawannaBeggin Coal Co.009521262Mine employing less than five persons.
Bel Air Breaker11DuryeaLuzerneBel Air Coal Co.00020519 
Bellevue Washery3ScrantonLackawannaMonroe Co., Inc.00023017 
Bliss Stripping7Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation108,37125,261189,96025999Coal prepared at Woodward, Pompey and Loree breakers.
Bliss BreakerSlope11MildredSullivanBliss Coal Co.0011,1472988Stripping.
Bolands Stripping1CarbondaleLackawannaBauman Coal Co.24012544Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
Bolands Breaker1CarbondaleLackawannaDeAngelis Supreme Anthracite Inc.00026022 
Bolands Mine1CarbondaleLackawannaDeAngelis Supreme Anthracite Inc.21601,1592607 
BomusNo. 56 & 63Mine11 LuzerneBomus Coal Co.9658203,4251826Coal prepared at Bel Air Breaker.
Booth Breaker11 SullivanE. & B. Coal Sales002,7102084Stripping.
BroadwellNo. 13Mine2 LackawannaLombardi Coal Co.1,2377105,91419411Coal prepared at Bel Air, Bolands and Raymond breakers.
Broadwell StrippingDrift2 LackawannaLombardi Coal Co.1,1169782,0941394Coal prepared at Bel Air, Bolands and Raymond breakers.
Browndale Stripping1 WayneMasters Contracting Co.25001,3181166Coal prepared at Bolands and Northwest breakers.
Butler Stripping11Pittston Twp. 1LuzerneKaminski Brothers, Inc.2,2419065,7991495Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Buttonwood Colliery13AshleyLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation11,6062,38420,86310347Coal prepared at Huber, Woodward, Marvine and Pompey breakers.
Buttonwood Stripping13AshleyLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation33,3258,54861,93428544Coal prepared at Huber, Woodward, Marvine and Pompey breakers.
Bylite Breaker11Plains Twp.LuzerneBylite Corp.002,0845317 
C&DNo. 1MineSlope2 LackawannaC. & D. Coal Co.1,1265042,9632244Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
C&GNo. 2Mine2 LackawannaC. & G. Coal Co.1,17504,7021678Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
Capouse StrippingShaft3Scranton 1LackawannaKaminski Brothers, Inc.1,9747684,5182239Coal prepared at Pompey, Waddell and Morgan breakers.
CBM Shops11 LuzerneC. B. M. Coal Co.0002432 
Childs Stripping1 LackawannaHalsey Contracting Co.3,70909,19318710 
Coal Brook Stripping1Carbondale 1LackawannaCarbondale Coal Co.54,54815,509117,74626463Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
Coal Brook Bank1Carbondale 1LackawannaCoalbrook Iron & Metal Co.96804,2572117Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
Coal Brook Stripping1Carbondale 1LackawannaHudson Coal Co.38,92110,70882,64429049Coal prepared at Marvine and Powderly breakers.
Continental Mine2Taylor 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.120,12429,698185,788221274Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Continental StrippingSlope2Taylor 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.9112241,402206Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
D&C Mine2 LackawannaD. C. Coal Co.00364562Mine employing less than five persons.
Delaware Stripping11Plains Twp. 1LuzerneHudson Coal Co.28,2368,02760,9483003Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
DeLeo BankSlope3 LackawannaDeLeo Trucking Co.00723942375 tons prepared at Pompey Breaker. 348 tons sold to the Olyphant Power Plant unprepared.
Dial Rock Bank11ExeterLuzerneTalamelli Coal Co.005,8061114Coal prepared at Morgan and Dorrance breakers.
DiamondNo. 15Mine3Scranton 1LackawannaDiamond Colliery Coal Co.23,26310,40761,21827486Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Diamond Bank3Scranton 1LackawannaMonroe Co., Inc.8,41459,22367,6572306Coal prepared at Bellevue Washery.
Do-Leb Mine1Jessup 2LackawannaDo-Leb Coal Co.001,040923Mine employing less than five persons.
Dorrance BreakerSlope11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.0008647 
Dunmore Bank3DunmoreLackawannaWyoming Co.5,19513,56418,7591543Name changed on March 16, 1960 from Appalachian Coal Co.
Empire-Kidder Stripping11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation8,3914,65316,16228823Coal prepared at Marvine and Huber breakers.
Erie Stripping1MayfieldLackawannaE. & H. Coal Co.1,10906,0202497Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
Erie Stripping1MayfieldLackawannaKuna Coal Co.3221001,9501846Coal prepared at Bolands, Northwest and Ace breakers.
Ewen Mine11Jenkins Twp. 1LuzerneGigliello Coal Co.2,4341,1649,45022011Coal prepared at Morgan Breaker.
Ewen - No. 6 Stripping11Jenkins Twp. 1LuzerneRushbrook Coal Co.00642102Coal prepared at Bel Air, Ace and Northwest breakers.
Forest City Bank1Forest City 1SusquehannaMatisko Coal Co.1144221,6451413Coal prepared at Bolands and Northwest breakers.
Franklin Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneNumber One Contracting Co.32,70817,61163,94422176Coal prepared at Dorrance Breaker.
Franklin Stripping11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneNumber One Contracting Co.41,63637,64199,13429418Coal prepared at Dorrance Breaker.
Gaylord Stripping11 LuzerneNumber One Contracting Co.62,97556,977149,94025034Coal prepared at Harry E. Breaker.
Giombetti Stripping2 LackawannaLeo Giombetti Co.2230405173Operated in March only. Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Glen Lyon Breaker14Glen LyonLuzerneGrant Anthracite Co.00015083Operated by Grant Anthracite Co. after April 1, 1961.
Glen Lyon Stripping14Glen LyonLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.2,1501,7914,479634Coal prepared at Glen Lyon Breaker.
Glen National Mine14Glen LyonLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.139,385116,155290,385236259Coal prepared at Glen Lyon Breaker.
Grand Tunnel MineSlope7 LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation2542842010313Mine being rehabilitated after being idle since February 1959. Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
Gravity Slope Colliery1Archbald 1LackawannaBlase Coal Co.6182761,6252147Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Gravity Slope Colliery1Archbald 1LackawannaGianforcaro Coal Co.1,2265493,2278825Coal prepared at Pompey Breakers.
Greenwood StrippingSlope2Moosic 1LackawannaGreenwood Coal Co.3751731,442454Operated during April and May only. Coal prepared at Morgan Breaker.
Harry E. BreakerDrift11SwoyersvilleLuzerneIndian Head Coal Co.00014233 
Henry Bank11Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.3,2801,06010,2501022Coal prepared at Morgan and Dorrance breakers.
Huber Breaker13AshleyLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation281,505164,397535,001248732Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Huber Bank13AshleyLuzerneUnited Gas Improvement Co.036,02036,0201308All coal shipped unprepared.
Hyde Park MineSlope3Scranton 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.8,9452,21113,83500Coal loaded from 1960 storage.
Jermyn Stripping1 LackawannaHudson Coal Co.6,2001,73613,2782688Coal prepared at Marvine and Powderly breakers.
Kassa Breaker11Dupont 2LuzerneKassa Coal Co.0001522 
Keystone Mine2Mayfield 1LackawannaH. & F. Coal Co.74945251035Ceased operation in May. Coal prepared at Ace Breaker.
Kidder Stripping11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneNumber One Contracting Co.96,92887,678230,75829892Coal prepared at Harry E. and Dorrance breakers.
Lackawanna Bank2Olyphant 1LackawannaLackawanna Cinder & Silt Co.4,260Truck 104,260376Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
Laflin Stripping11Laflin 1LuzerneC. B. M. Coal Co.001,920464Coal prepared at DeAngelis Breaker.
Laflin Colliery11Laflin 1LuzerneLaflin Heights Coal Co.11,1724,65039,15124156Coal prepared at Morgan, Bel Air and DeAngelis breakers.
Laflin Bank11Laflin 1LuzerneLaflin Heights Coal Co.006,041283Coal prepared at Morgan and Dorrance breakers.
Lance Bank7PlymouthLuzerneC. B. M. Coal Co.32,8583,55046,7932378Coal prepared at Woodward and Marvine breakers.
Laurel Run Bank11Parsons 1LuzerneC. B. M. Coal Co.001,836145Fine coal sold directly to local power plants.
Loomis Colliery7NanticokeLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation3644060117037Mine being rehabilitated after being idle since February 1959. Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
Loomis Breaker7NanticokeLuzernePyramid Coal Co.90,36081,75421,64019356 
Loree Breaker11LarksvilleLuzerneHudson Coal Co.27,3803,29346,124197125 
Major Mine2Avoca 2LuzerneMajor Coal Co.00513973Mine employing less than five persons.
Maltby Breaker11SwoyersvilleLuzerneDicksville Coal Co.008,44015115 
Marvine Breaker2ScrantonLackawannaNorth Coal Co.000211134 
Mayfield Stripping1 LackawannaCicio Brothers Coal Co.02521,1451214 
MazzoneNo. 8Mine2Peckville 2LackawannaMazzone Coal Co.3,2171,4398,46813716Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Micklick Mine1 LackawannaMicklick Coal Co.002871683Mine employing less than five persons.
Mid Valley MineSlope2 LackawannaMid Valley Coal Co.1,1789632,14116612Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
Mid ValleyNo. 12MineSlope2 LackawannaMid Valley Products Co.445126960645Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
Miners Mills Colliery11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.1,8609427,59123810Coal prepared at Morgan and Dorrance breakers.
MoffatNo. 179Mine3 LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.2,2145473,42420910 
MoffatNo. 185MineSlope2 LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.1,9264762,9791905Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Morgan Breaker2Old ForgeLackawannaOld Forge Coal Co.00018819 
MountainNo. 1Mine7 LuzerneMountain Slope Coal Co.483120804875Mining discontinued during September 1961. Coal prepared at Bel Air Breaker.
NardoneNo. 12MineSlope11Wilkes-Barre 2LuzerneM. & L. Coal Co.20560525903Coal prepared at Bel Air Breaker.
No. 1 Washery3Dunmore 1LackawannaWyoming Co.0001546Coal prepared at Marvine and Pompey breakers. 9,293 tons sold unprepared to Olyphant Power Plant.
No. 7 Colliery14Nanticoke 1LuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.00020736Pumping and maintenance work only.
No. 9 BankSlope11Pittston 2LuzernePopple, Inc.0051,1811065Coal prepared at Morgan and Dorrance breakers.
No. 14 Colliery11Jenkins Twp. 1LuzerneNumber Fourteen Coal Co.001,352103Coal prepared at Bel Air Breaker.
No. 14 Bank11Jenkins Twp. 1LuzerneWyoming Co.5,19513,56418,759875Coal prepared at No. 1 Washery, District 3.
No. 14 Drifts CollierySlope11 LuzerneOliver Coal Co.2,2651,0848,79426713Coal prepared at Morgan Breaker.
No. 351 MineTunnel7 LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation4115868600Stock coal mined in 1960. Mine did not operate in 1961.
Northwest Breaker1Simpson 1LackawannaCicio Brothers Coal Co.0001405 
Olyphant Bank2OlyphantLackawannaOlyphant Colliery Co.2,6567565,734475Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
Olyphant Power Plant Other2OlyphantLackawannaOlyphant Colliery Co.00027325 
OSC Bank1 LackawannaTolerico Coal Co.20302,4894312Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker. 1,422 tons sold to Hudson Olyphant Power Plant.
Penbrook Breaker1ArchbaldLackawannaPenbrook Coal Co.0002517 
Penn Anthracite StrippingSlope2 LackawannaBotscheller Coal Co.85501,315177Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Pompey Stripping1JessupLackawannaGasparini Excavating Co.4821125316Coal prepared at Pompey Breakers.
Pompey Breaker1JessupLackawannaPompey Coal Co.00025133 
Powderly Stripping1CarbondaleLackawannaCarco, Inc.7,5722,15316,34613626Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
Powderly Breaker1CarbondaleLackawannaHudson Coal Co.0001015 
Powderly Stripping1CarbondaleLackawannaHudson Coal Co.63,74117,646135,77227959Coal prepared at Marvine and Powderly breakers.
Powderly Bank1CarbondaleLackawannaHudson Coal Co.2,6137435,640382Coal prepared at Marvine Breaker.
PR&S StrippingSlope2 LackawannaP. R. & S. Coal Co., Inc.9385296173Operated during July only. Coal prepared at Penbrook Breaker.
Prospect Stripping11Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.14,1025,60059,03729924Coal prepared at Morgan and Dorrance breakers.
Pyne Mine2TaylorLackawannaMoffat Coal Co.23,6385,84436,55919964Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Pyne-Hyde Park StrippingSlope3TaylorLackawannaEmpire Coal Co.12,3193,04519,05327014 
Pyne-Hyde Park Stripping3TaylorLackawannaLackawanna Mining Co.557138862785 
Pyne-Hyde Park Stripping3TaylorLackawannaSchrader Bros.9,6072,37514,58920914 
Raymond Breaker1ArchbaldLackawannaBooth Products, Inc.00019622 
Raymond Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaClearview Coal Co.1,64702,9941467Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Raymond Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaEsgro Coal Co.2,06603,7561898Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Raymond Stripping1ArchbaldLackawannaNorthwest Coal Co.1,10602,0101203 
Raymond Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaPientack Coal Co.24104381046 
Raymond Colliery1ArchbaldLackawannaU. & M. Coal Co.3,05205,5492208Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Red Ash Mine11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneK. P. T. Coal Co.00331745Coal prepared at Dicksville Breaker.
RiverdaleNo. 1 & 2Mine2 LackawannaRiverdale Industries, Inc.33801,3521705Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
Riverside Colliery1Archbald 1LackawannaCastelli & Coccodrilli Coal Co.1,275Truck 11,5947,97123514Coal prepared at Penbrook and Ace breakers.
RosettiNo. 9Colliery11 LuzerneRosetti Coal Co.00000Coal prepared at Morgan Breaker.
S&M Mine2 LackawannaS. & M. Coal Co.001,4191303Mine employing less than five persons.
Seneca Bank11Pittston 1LuzernePopple, Inc.0017,507922Coal prepared at Morgan and Dorrance breakers.
Sibley BankDrift2Old ForgeLackawannaLil Coal Co.0283283362Coal prepared at Monroe Breaker.
Sibley Bank2Old ForgeLackawannaN. & R. Coal Co.01,3241,324542Coal prepared at Monroe Breaker.
Sibley Mountain Slope Mine2Ransom Twp.LackawannaMountain Slope Coal Co.6,273Truck 13,93014,24424716Coal prepared at Ace, Raymond and Bel Air breakers.
Sloan Colliery3ScrantonLackawannaMoffat Coal Co.25,3716,27339,239151106 
South Wilkes-Barre Colliery11Wilkes-BarreLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation25,9253,03343,37424451Coal prepared at Woodward, Loree and Marvine breakers.
SS&C Mine2Jessup 2LuzerneS. S. & C. Coal Co.00455843Mine employing less than five persons.
Stanton Bank11Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneC. B. M. Coal Co.0012,420904Coal prepared at Bellevue Washery.
Stevens StrippingSlope11West Pittston 1LuzerneA. S. V. Coal Co.6723252,6781533Coal prepared at Morgan and Bel Air breakers.
Stevens Colliery11West Pittston 1LuzerneMasci Coal Co.1,0353502,4651295Coal prepared at Morgan and Bel Air breakers.
Storrs Stripping3Dickson City 1LackawannaHarris & Walsh Coal Co.7,9801,97312,34225819 
Storrs Colliery3Dickson City 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.50,94812,59678,797177301 
Sugar Notch Colliery13Sugar Notch 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation120,21152,788225,661248259Coal prepared at Huber, Woodward, Marvine and Loree breakers.
Sugar Notch Stripping13Sugar Notch 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation5,2733,08010,0222888Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Sugar Notch - Warrior Run Bank13Sugar Notch 1LuzerneBartoli Construction Co.0046,1991039All coal shipped unprepared.
Sullivan Trail Coal Co. Shops11 LuzerneSullivan Trail Coal Co.000249139 
Taylor Breaker3TaylorLackawannaMoffat Coal Co.24,2085,98537,441219184 
Taylor Shops3TaylorLackawannaMoffat Coal Co.00024350 
Torch Stripping1 LackawannaTorch Coal Co.1,00001,8131373Coal prepared at Ace, Raymond and Penbrook breakers.
Truesdale Colliery13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation150,90831,798265,052246294Coal prepared at Huber, Woodward, Marvine and Loree breakers.
Truesdale Stripping13Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation22,885Truck 16,28445,52411012Coal prepared at Huber, Woodward, Marvine, Pompey and Loree breakers.
Tucker Mine2 LuzerneTucker Coal Co.005561663Mine employing less than five persons.
Turnpike MineSlope2 LackawannaTurnpike Coal Co.2,8627,05317,84723336Coal prepared at Ace, Penbrook and Pompey breakers.
Underwood MineSlope2Olyphant 1LackawannaVillage Slope Coal Co.9,0135,95426,32724237Coal prepared at Morgan, Raymond, Pompey and Penbrook breakers.
Verbi Mine1 LackawannaVerbi Coal Co.001,3962402Mine employing less than five persons.
Waddell BreakerSlope1WintonLackawannaWaddell Coal Co.000665Discontinued operation of Dubee Drift during 1960.
Wanamie StrippingSlope7Wanamie 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation5,1213,0509,8248411Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Wanamie StrippingSlope7Wanamie 1LuzerneM. A. Hanna Susquehanna Collieries Div.47,31139,42698,56424360Coal prepared at Glen Lyon and Bel Air breakers.
WanamieNo. 2MineSlope7Wanamie 1LuzerneM. A. Hanna Susquehanna Collieries Div.3,9083,2578,14200Stock coal mined during 1960. Mine abandoned. Coal prepared at Glen Lyon and Bel Air breakers.
WanamieNo. 2AMine7Wanamie 1LuzerneM. A. Hanna Susquehanna Collieries Div.3,9573,2978,24400Stock coal mined during 1960. Mine abandoned. Coal prepared at Glen Lyon and Bel Air breakers.
Wanamie CollierySlope14Wanamie 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation402,899219,023759,075248866Prepared at Huber, Pompey and Woodward breakers.
Wanamie Mine14Wanamie 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation26,3286,29945,27024038Prepared at Huber, Loree and Woodward breakers.
Wanamie Stripping14Wanamie 1LuzerneGlen Alden Corporation80,63213,918135,81528747Prepared at Huber, Loree and Woodward breakers.
West Jermyn Stripping1 LackawannaSlenska Coal Co.1640861974Coal prepared at Penbrook and Bolands breakers.
Westmoreland CollierySlope11 LuzerneTalamelli Coal Co.19,8729,21565,74727466Coal prepared at Northwest and Pompey breakers.
White Ash Breaker11 LuzernePastusic Brothers Coal Co.002,6772404 
William A. Bank11DuryeaLuzerneN. & R. Coal Co.004,611217Coal prepared at Morgan and Dorrance breakers.
Woodward Breaker11EdwardsvilleLuzerneGlen Alden Corporation28,31910,88351,481104145Mine abandoned May 19, 1961. Breaker preparation discontinued.
WW Washery11WyomingLuzerneW. W. Coal Sales000909 

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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