1966
All Districts
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Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
Ace Bank10BlakelyLackawannaAce Anthracite, Inc.001,6452222 
Ace Cleaning Plant10BlakelyLackawannaAce Anthracite, Inc.0002322 
Ace Breaker10BlakelyLackawannaAce Coal Co.000669 
Archbald75-1RAStripping1Taylor 1LackawannaSlenska Coal Co.000462 
Archbald Colliery13Taylor 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.4695011,777529Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Auchincloss30-41Stripping1Nanticoke 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation2,2398244,243509Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Avondale Bank11Plymouth Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation3,60089461,54720617Coal prepared at Loree and Huber breakers.
Baltimore16-2R3Stripping1Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.47,39062,838157,41134869Coal prepared at Dorrance and Harry E. breakers.
Bel Air Breaker13DuryeaLuzerneBel Air Coal Co.00023315 
Bellevue Bank13ScrantonLackawannaLaflin Heights Coal Co.0Truck 16,5726,572862All coal shipped unprepared to PP&L.
Bernice35-2Stripping1MildredSullivanBliss Coal Co.007,4242120Workmen transferred to other operations at same company.
Bernice87-1RStripping1MildredSullivanOliver, James & Albert004,6931892Coal prepared at Booth Cleaning Plant.
Birdseye78-5Stripping1Throop 1LackawannaC. & S. Excavating Co.2,4102344,493660Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Bliss35-IRAStripping1MildredSullivanBliss Coal Co.00732330Workmen transferred to other operations at same company.
Bliss35-3Stripping1MildredSullivanBliss Coal Co.001,517257 
Bliss Crushing Plant1MildredSullivanBliss Coal Co.0001781 
Bliss30-5A5Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation7,6592,82014,5291420Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Bolands Breaker10CarbondaleLackawannaDeAngelis Inc.000968 
Bolands Mine10CarbondaleLackawannaDeAngelis Inc.0Truck 11,9601,9601935 
Booth10-1R2AStripping1 SullivanE. & B. Coal Sales006,1081192 
Booth Cleaning Plant1 SullivanE. & B. Coal Sales0002433 
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.
ButtonwoodNo. 441MineSlope11AshleyLuzerneSan Mining Co., Inc.17,0632,94431,30813431 
Capouse24-4Stripping1Scranton 1LackawannaKaminski Brothers, Inc.2,9682805,59500Coal stockpiled during 1965. Prepared at Pompey Breaker.
CarbondaleNo. 1Cleaning Plant1CarbondaleLackawannaCarbondale Coal Co.0002615 
CarbondaleNo. 2Cleaning Plant1CarbondaleLackawannaCarbondale Coal Co.0002614 
Carbondale Mine Fire64-1R3Stripping1CarbondaleLackawannaCarbondale Coal Co.79,54627,384183,933261110Coal prepared at Raymond, Huber, Loree and Taylor breakers.
CBM Shops13 LuzerneC. B. M. Coal Co.0002653 
Clinton81-1R3Stripping1 SusquehannaNorthwest Mining Co., Inc.000202Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Clinton Colliery10Vandling 1LackawannaFern Hill Coal Co.000103Operation abandoned.
Coal Brook Bank10CarbondaleLackawannaDeAngelis Inc.0Truck 16,7766,776963Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
Continental MineSlope13Taylor 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.6,6377,08925,13936129Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
DeLoma Mine10 LackawannaRomike Coal Co.2772376543Operation abandoned. Coal prepared at Ace and Penbrook breakers.
DeLoman Colliery10 LackawannaMicklick Coal Co.251044291302Coal prepared at Penbrook 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.
Eddy Creek64-2Stripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaCarbondale Coal Co.7402801,560393Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Eddy Creek120-1Stripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaMid Valley Products Co.61578283Coal prepared at Ace Breaker.
Eddy Creek Bank10Olyphant 1LackawannaAce Anthracite, Inc.00200102 
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.
Forest City Bank10Forest City 1WayneMatisko Coal Co.4112421,1371222Coal prepared at Raymond, Waddell and Matisko breakers.
Franklin Cleaning Plant13Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.0005228 
Gaylord16-4R2A3Stripping1 LuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.14,50014,35741,80010360Coal prepared at Dorrance Breaker.
Glen LyonNo. 3MineSlope11Glen LyonLuzerneGlen Nan Coal Co., Inc.221,383256,052625,123230428Coal prepared at Glen Lyon, Penbrook, Ace, Pompey, Bel Air and Kassa breakers.
Glen LyonNo. 9MineSlope11Glen LyonLuzerneGlyon Mining, Inc.51910,73218,22624918Coal prepared at Glen Lyon, Penbrook, Ace and Harry E. breakers.
Glen Lyon Breaker11Glen LyonLuzerneSusquehanna Coal Co.000178105 
Grassy Island78-6AStripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaC. & S. Excavating Co.17,4711,58331,83523213Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Grassy Island110-2Stripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaC. B. M. Coal Co.3571321,319703Coal prepared at Pompey and Ace breakers.
Gravity81-3R2AStripping1ArchbaldLackawannaNorthwest Mining Co., Inc.1,8556154,2942448Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Gravity Colliery10ArchbaldLackawannaNorthwest Mining Co., Inc.1,0833592,5072287Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Harry E. Breaker13SwoyersvilleLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.0007227 
Huber30-29AStripping1AshleyLuzerneBlue Coal Corporation4,6511,2148,717920Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Huber30-34AStripping1AshleyLuzerneBlue Coal Corporation3,3386656,092930Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
Huber30-40Stripping1AshleyLuzerneBlue Coal Corporation2,9651,0235,592626Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
HuberNo. 132MineSlope11AshleyLuzerneBlue Coal Corporation16,0374,91031,6353912Coal prepared at Huber, Loree, Bel Air and Taylor breakers.
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 
Keystone27-2Stripping1Mayfield 1LackawannaHalsey Contracting Co.2,8032645,289855Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Laflin98-4Stripping1Laflin 1LuzerneMeg Coal Co.00133313Coal prepared at Kassa Breaker.
Laflin Bank13Laflin 1LuzerneLaflin Heights Coal Co.1,75001,750262Coal prepared at Waddell Washery.
Loomis30-31A3Stripping1NanticokeLuzerneBlue Coal Corporation18,1933,80433,3742564Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Loomis Breaker11NanticokeLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.0003652Idle during 1966.
Loree30-2R3Stripping1LarksvilleLuzerneBlue Coal Corporation24,4754,77244,84125918Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Loree Breaker13LarksvilleLuzerneBlue Coal Corporation00017644 
Loree Bank13LarksvilleLuzerneBlue Coal Corporation7731351,43355Coal prepared at Loree Breaker.
Luzerne Bank13 LuzerneMarchesini, David0074043Coal prepared at O'Toole Cleaning Plant.
Maffet30-15R2A4Stripping1Sugar NotchLuzerneBlue Coal Corporation9,6322,93718,0651510Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Maltby98-2Stripping1SwoyersvilleLuzerneMeg Coal Co.506401,1021000Coal prepared at Bel Air and Pompey Breakers.
Maltby98-3Stripping1SwoyersvilleLuzerneMeg Coal Co.983203240Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Marvine Bag Plant10ScrantonLackawannaBlue Coal Corporation00025013 
Marvine Retail10ScrantonLackawannaNorthwest Mining Co., Inc.00028916Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Matisko Cleaning Plant10Forest CityWayneMatisko Coal Co.0001221 
Middle Road30-37AStripping1LarksvilleLuzerneBlue Coal Corporation2,7065804,9581224Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
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 
Moosic Mountain117-1Stripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaAltieri & Benzeleski1,2041142,2721794Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
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.
NanticokeNo. 7Bank11Nanticoke 1LuzerneBartoli Construction Co.0Truck 125,78025,780255321,010 tons shipped unprepared to United Gas Improvement, Hunlock Plant. 4,770 tons shipped unprepared to PP&L.
National Bank13Scranton 1LackawannaLaflin Heights Coal Co.0Truck 12,5192,519391All coal shipped unprepared to PP&L.
No. 68-2Stripping1 LuzerneHeights Coal Co.1,3731292,589263Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
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.
Olyphant Colliery10OlyphantLuzerneMitchell Coal Co., Inc.1,1831382,3951611Coal prepared at Pompey and Ace breakers.
Olyphant Bank10OlyphantLackawannaOlyphant Fuel Co., Inc.00012815 
Olyphant Cleaning Plant10OlyphantLackawannaOlyphant Fuel Co., Inc.00000 
Ontario96-1Stripping1Peckville 1LackawannaCicio Coal Co.101712500Stock coal mined in 1965. Prepared at Ace Breaker.
Ontario21-1A4Stripping1Peckville 1LackawannaPasternak Bros.10,0631,10918,7943005Coal prepared at Ace, Pompey, Penbrook and DeAngelis breaker.
Ontario Colliery10Peckville 1LackawannaLemoncelli Coal Co.145046611553Coal prepared at Penbrook, Ace and Bolands breakers.
Ontario Colliery10Peckville 1LackawannaPanzitta Construction Co.2,2417066,9181507Coal prepared at Bolands, Pompey and Ace breakers.
Ontario Colliery10Peckville 1LackawannaPetam Enterprises, Inc.3001008352010Coal prepared at Pompey and Penbrook breakers.
OSC Bank10ArchbaldLackawannaDeAngelis Inc.0Truck 11,4431,44300Operation abandoned.
Pancoast116-1Stripping1Throop 1LackawannaRock, C. A.38107555765Coal prepared at Ace and Penbrook breakers.
Penbrook Bank10ArchbaldLackawannaPenbrook Coal Co.3,08503,0851463Coal prepared at Waddell Breaker.
Penbrook Breaker10ArchbaldLackawannaPenbrook Coal Co.0001464 
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.
Pompey Breaker10JessupLackawannaPompey Coal Co.00025632 
Powderly81-1RStripping1CarbondaleLackawannaNorthwest Mining Co., Inc.9333092,1602636Coal prepared at Raymond Breaker.
Prospect9-1A3Stripping1Plains Twp. 1LuzerneCapone Coal Co.2,8302675,339359Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
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.
Raymond Breaker10EynonLackawannaNorthwest Mining Co., Inc.1,1562,57018,5141287 
Raymond Colliery10EynonLackawannaPientack Coal Co.627111602Coal prepared at Penbrook Breaker.
Raymond Mine10EynonLackawannaVirby Coal Co.0Truck 1633633992Operation abandoned. Coal prepared at Bolands Breaker.
SCCNo. 5Bank11Nanticoke 1LuzerneL. J. B., Inc.0Truck 114,82915,000937Coal prepared at Glen Lyon Breaker.
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.
Storrs18-1R2Stripping1Dickson City 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.6207501,941273Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
StorrsNo. 79CollierySlope13Dickson City 1LackawannaMoffat Coal Co.2,8272,4199,4643537Coal prepared at Taylor and Pompey breakers.
Sugar Notch34-14R2A3Stripping1Sugar Notch 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation3,6711,3476,9611210Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Sugar Notch30-13R3Stripping1Sugar Notch 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation5,6022,06210,6213009Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Sugar Notch30-35Stripping1Sugar Notch 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation1,2764692,419890Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Sugar NotchNo. 133MineSlope11Sugar Notch 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation15960300684Operations started October 22, 1966. Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Sugar NotchNo. 134MineSlope11Sugar Notch 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation000295Operations started October 22, 1966. Development only, no coal shipped.
Sugar Notch MineTunnel11Sugar Notch 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation72,74626,781137,949236143Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Sugar NotchNo. 210MineSlope11Sugar Notch 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation10,3703,81819,71723723Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
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.
TruesdaleNo. 20 (30-26RA)StrippingTunnel1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation1,5012852,7581260Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
TruesdaleNo. 20 (30-33)StrippingTunnel1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation1,3713542,537822Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Truesdale30-32Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation3,3911,1656,395490Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Truesdale30-44AStripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation3,9621,4377,5026318Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Truesdale30-12R2Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation6,0252,20711,421430Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Truesdale30-43Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation1,3154072,461180Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Truesdale30-4R2A2Stripping1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation8731751,609350Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
TruesdaleNo. 214 (30-38)StrippingSlope1Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation2,9211,0755,5367111Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
TruesdaleNo. 213MineSlope11Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation43,96611,69982,66920681Coal prepared at Huber, Loree, Taylor, Pompey and Dorrance breakers.
TruesdaleNo. 217MineSlope11Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation00000Sealed October 3, 1966. Idle during 1966.
TruesdaleNo. 218MineSlope11Hanover Twp. 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation21,0744,55738,82320337Coal prepared at Loree and Huber breakers.
Underwood78-4Stripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaC. & S. Excavating Co.2,5122705,414460Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Underwood32-2RStripping1Olyphant 1LackawannaTurnpike Coal Co.1151121783Coal prepared at Pompey Breaker.
Underwood Bank10Olyphant 1LackawannaRider Coal Co.6,3681,43115,97624522Coal prepared at Ace, Penbrook and Pompey breakers.
Underwood Bank13Olyphant 1LackawannaC. & S. Excavating Co.0Truck 11,2901,290324Coal prepared at Waddell Washery.
Waddell Washery10WintonLackawannaWaddell Coal Co.000687 
Wanamie30-23R2A4Stripping1Wanamie 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation26,2219,62549,71628121Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
Wanamie30-21RA3StrippingSlope1Wanamie 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation19,5807,20837,12319911Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Wanamie30-17Stripping1Wanamie 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation9433471,78900Stock coal mined in 1965. Prepared at Huber Breaker.
Warrior Run30-36Stripping1Warrior Run 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation2,3135224,2461314Coal prepared at Huber and Loree breakers.
WestmorelandNo. 32MineSlope13 LuzerneWestern Mining Corp.1,324822,549309Coal prepared at Bel Air and Pompey Breakers.
William A.6-2RAStripping1DuryeaLuzerneScranton Excavating Co.7,86413,67230,36118613Coal prepared at Harry E. Breaker.
William A.6-5Stripping1DuryeaLuzerneScranton Excavating Co.15,72615,57146,1091030Coal prepared at Dorrance and Taylor 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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