1970
District 5
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Operation NameNumberTypeOpeningDistrictCityCountyCompany NameRailroad Shipments (tons)Railroad to MineTruck Shipments (tons)Total Production (tons)Days WorkedEmployeesNotes
Ace Breaker5BlakelyLackawannaAce Anthracite, Inc.0002313 
Avoca Cleaning Plant5Avoca 1LuzernePerry Coal Sales Co.0002683 
Baltimore Bank5Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.17447086388Coal prepared at Harry E. Breaker.
Booth Breaker5 SullivanBarca Coal & Land Co.0001977 
Coal Brook Bank5CarbondaleLackawannaCoalbrook Iron & Metal Co.0Truck 19,5619,5611751Coal prepared at Waddell Washery.
Coal Brook Screening Plant5CarbondaleLackawannaCoalbrook Iron & Metal Co.0001752 
D&H Railroad Bank5 LackawannaBaumann, John C.0Truck 16,5376,537224Direct sales.
Dunmore Bank5DunmoreLackawannaPerry Coal Sales Co.25,381025,3811543Coal prepared at Ace and Harry E. breakers and Avoca Cleaning Plant.
Dunmore Bank5DunmoreLackawannaPopple Sales Co., Raymond0Truck 163,80763,8071449Direct sales.
Empire Bank5Wilkes-Barre 1LuzerneC. B. M. Coal Co.14,66535,50466,58129413Coal prepared at Jeddo No. 7 and Harry E. breakers.
Exeter Bank5Exeter 1LuzerneRacho, George0Truck 122,55722,5571009Direct sales.
Franklin Cleaning Plant5Wilkes-BarreLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.00022011 
Harry E. Breaker5SwoyersvilleLuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.00018642 
Huber Breaker5AshleyLuzerneBlue Coal Corporation00022548 
Huber General5AshleyLuzerneBlue Coal Corporation000225124 
Kassa Breaker5 LuzerneSilverbrook Anthracite, Inc.0003157 
Marvine Bag Plant5ScrantonLackawannaBlue Coal Corporation00025912 
Marvine Bank5ScrantonLackawannaNorthwest Mining Co., Inc.3,0771,3447,8771653Coal prepared at Olyphant, Raymond, Taylor and Huber breakers.
Marvine Sizing Plant5ScrantonLackawannaNorthwest Mining Co., Inc.00029810Coal prepared at Olyphant, Raymond, Taylor and Huber breakers.
O'Toole Sizing Plant5MoosicLackawannaO'Toole, John F.0002581 
Olyphant Bank5OlyphantLackawannaOlyphant Premium Anthracite Co.29,0037,27052,4512516Coal prepared at Olyphant, Raymond, Taylor and Huber breakers.
Olyphant Cleaning Plant5OlyphantLackawannaOlyphant Premium Anthracite Co.00025118 
Penbrook Bank5ArchbaldLackawannaPenbrook Coal Co.6280628222Ceased operations in March 1970. Coal prepared at Waddell Washery.
Penbrook Breaker5ArchbaldLackawannaPenbrook Coal Co.000225 
Penn State MineSlope5TaylorLackawannaPenn State Mining Co.8403501174New mine began operations in March 1970. Coal prepared at Kassa Breaker.
Pittston Bank5 LuzerneCoalbrook Iron & Metal Co.1,95034,73336,6831751Coal prepared at Waddell Washery.
Pittston BankSlope5 LuzerneMountain Coal Co.2,4006,49911,9382428Coal prepared at Harry E. Breaker.
Pittston Bank5 LuzernePerry Coal Sales Co.6,7674988,5971542Coal prepared at Ace and Harry E. breakers and Avoca Cleaning Plant.
Prospect Bank5Plains Twp. 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.7,11117,06732,0591953Coal prepared at Jeddo No. 7 and Harry E. breakers.
Prospect Cleaning Plant5Plains Twp. 1LuzerneLehigh Valley Anthracite, Inc.0001958 
Raymond Breaker5EynonLackawannaNorthwest Mining Co., Inc.00019125 
Sebastopol Bank5Jenkins Twp. 2LuzerneSebastopol Coal Co.4,8935145,4072093Coal prepared at Ziffenblatt Cleaning Plant and Waddell Washery.
Sugar NotchNo. 134MineSlope5Sugar Notch 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation2,7251,4797,9366915Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Sugar Notch Bank5Sugar Notch 1LuzerneBlue Coal Corporation2,8871,5668,4022019Coal prepared at Huber Breaker.
Taylor Breaker5TaylorLackawannaMoffat Premium Anthracite, Inc.00016265 
Taylor Bank5 LuzerneScranton Excavating Co.2,3476266,6642594Coal prepared at Taylor Breaker.
Vullo Bank5 LuzerneVullo & Vantaggi969603,199102Mine finished in February 1970. Coal prepared at Penbrook Breaker.
Waddell Bank5WintonLackawannaAmerican Silt Processing Co., Inc.95009502051Direct sales.
Waddell Washery5WintonLackawannaAmerican Silt Processing Co., Inc.0002054 
Ziffenblatt Cleaning Plant5DuryeaLuzerneG. M. C. Energy Fuels0001423 

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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