1966
District 13
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Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
Archbald Colliery13Taylor 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.4695011,777529Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Bel Air Breaker13DuryeaLuzerneBel Air Coal Co.00023315 
Bellevue Bank13ScrantonLackawannaLaflin Heights Coal Co.0Truck 16,5726,572862All coal shipped unprepared to PP&L.
BrisbinNo. 15MineSlope13 LackawannaKeyser Valley Enterprises7,60671814,4668627Coal prepared at O'Toole Cleaning Plant and Pompey Breaker.
ButlerNardonesMineSlope13Pittston Twp. 1LuzerneMacarelli Coal Co.00177474Coal prepared at Bel Air Breaker.
CBM Shops13 LuzerneC. B. M. Coal Co.0002653 
Continental MineSlope13Taylor 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.6,6377,08925,13936129Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Dorrance Breaker13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.00012955 
Dunmore Bank13DunmoreLackawannaPerry Coal Sales Co.9,30509,305693All coal shipped unprepared to Erie-Lackawanna Railroad power plants.
DunmoreNo. 1Bank13DunmoreLackawannaPopple Sales Co., Raymond0Truck 129,16829,168848All coal shipped unprepared to PP&L.
EwenNo. 1MineSlope13Jenkins Twp. 1LuzerneGigliello Coal Co.1,2401172,340816Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Exeter Bank13Exeter 1LuzerneRacho, George0Truck 145,74145,7417014All coal shipped unprepared to PP&L.
Franklin Cleaning Plant13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.0005228 
Harry E. Breaker13SwoyersvilleLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.0007227 
Huber Breaker13AshleyLuzerneBlue Coal Corporation00020860 
HuberAshley MinesColliery13AshleyLuzerneBlue Coal Corporation190,54770,147361,335236520Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
HuberNo. 31Bank13AshleyLuzerneUnited Gas Improvement Co.0Truck 182,10182,1011627All coal shipped unprepared to United Gas Improvement Co. power plants.
Kassa Breaker13 LuzerneSilverbrook Anthracite, Inc.0002403 
Laflin Bank13Laflin 1LuzerneLaflin Heights Coal Co.1,75001,750262Coal prepared at Waddell Washery.
Loree Breaker13LarksvilleLuzerneBlue Coal Corporation00017644 
Loree Bank13LarksvilleLuzerneBlue Coal Corporation7731351,43355Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
Luzerne Bank13 LuzerneMarchesini, David0074043Coal prepared at O'Toole Cleaning Plant.
Miners Mills Bank13Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneMarchesini, David0Truck 1285285241Coal prepared at O'Toole Cleaning Plant.
MoffatNo. 179 Slope13 LackawannaLehman Coal Co.1,8581753,605470Coal prepared at Taylor and Pompey breakers. Operated by Moffat Coal Co. from January to April. Mine abandoned.
MoffatNo. 179MineSlope13 LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.9401,0043,5604711Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
MoffatNo. 190MineSlope13ScrantonLackawannaMoffat Coal Co.6,7856,27923,8813597Coal prepared at Taylor and Pompey breakers.
Moffat Shops13 LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.00025210 
Mount Lookout Bank13Wyoming 1LuzerneLaflin Heights Coal Co.0Truck 117,84017,8401082All coal shipped unprepared to PP&L.
Mount Lookout Bank13Wyoming 1LuzernePenn Can Coal Co.0Truck 1836836107All coal shipped unprepared to PP&L.
National Bank13Scranton 1LackawannaLaflin Heights Coal Co.0Truck 12,5192,519391All coal shipped unprepared to PP&L.
No. 9 Bank13Pittston 2LuzerneScranton Excavating Co.003,061414Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
No. 14 Bank13Jenkins Twp. 1LuzerneLaflin Heights Coal Co.000261Stockpiling.
O'Toole Cleaning Plant13MoosicLackawannaO'Toole, John F.0002271 
O'Toole Bank13MoosicLackawannaO'Toole, John F.00121241 
Old Forge Bank13Old Forge Twp.LackawannaN. & R. Coal Co.0Truck 116,20316,2031454Coal prepared at Bel Air Breaker.
Pine Ridge Bank13Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation12,8262,25224,350453Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Pine Ridge Bank13Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneMcKeen Fuel Corp.0Truck 1876876115Taken over by Blue Coal Corp. in October 1966. Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Pittston Bank13 LuzernePerry Coal Sales Co.791079173All coal shipped unprepared to Erie-Lackawanna Railroad power plants.
Prospect Cleaning Plant13Plains Twp. 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.000507 
Prospect Bank13Plains Twp. 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.1,62806,286504Coal prepared at Harry E. Breaker.
Prospect - Henry Bank13 LuzerneCapone Coal Co.0Truck 11,6031,603203All coal shipped unprepared to United Gas Improvement Co. power plants.
Sebastopol Bank13Jenkins Twp. 2LuzerneSebastopol Coal Co.0Truck 114,50814,5082313All coal shipped unprepared to PP&L.
SloanNo. 133MineSlope13ScrantonLackawannaMoffat Coal Co.4,0234,29815,2403076Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
South Wilkes-Barre Bank13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneReilly Contracting Co.0Truck 14,4404,440353Coal prepared at Ginther Washery.
South Wilkes-Barre Colliery13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneV-R Coal Corp.11,5462,12721,98211350Coal prepared at Huber, Loree and Kassa breakers.
Stanton Bank13Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneBartoli Construction Co.2100520862Coal prepared at Kassa Breaker.
StorrsNo. 79CollierySlope13Dickson City 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.2,8272,4199,4643537Coal prepared at Taylor and Pompey breakers.
Taylor Breaker13TaylorLackawannaMoffat Coal Co.0003367Ownership transferred to the Moffat Premium Anthracite, Inc. in April 1966.
Taylor Breaker13TaylorLackawannaMoffat Premium Anthracite, Inc.000850 
Taylor Bank13TaylorLackawannaPerry Coal Sales Co.3,54003,540223All coal shipped unprepared to Erie-Lackawanna Railroad power plants.
Underwood Bank13Olyphant 1LackawannaC. & S. Excavating Co.0Truck 11,2901,290324Coal prepared at Waddell Washery.
WestmorelandNo. 32MineSlope13 LuzerneWestern Mining Corp.1,324822,549309Coal prepared at Bel Air and Pompey Breakers.
Woodward Bank13EdwardsvilleLuzerneC. B. M. Coal Co.1,00003,06200From coal stockpiled at Kassa Breaker.

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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