Marvine Breaker
Old Marvine Breaker
| Photographer/Illustrator | Year | Repository |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Anthracite Heritage Museum |
Brief Chronology of Mining Developments
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Month | Day | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | May | - | Mine first opened |
| 1872 | Dec | - | Breaker construction in progress |
| 1872 | Dec | - | Shaft down 155 ft to the Diamond Vein by the end of the year |
| 1886 | Sep | 13th | Disaster following the cave - 8 men lost their lives, being suffocated by mine gas, as a result of the ventilation being cut off by the fall of roof |
| 1886 | Sep | 13th | Mine cave over 8 acres north-west of shaft |
Production Statistics Table
| Year | Current Name | Tonnage Mined | Tonnage Shipped | Employees | Days Worked | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | Marvine Shaft | 0 | - | 59 | - | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1873 | Marvine Shaft | 0 | - | 34 | - | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1874 | Marvine | 0 | - | 34 | - | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1875 | Marvine | - | - | - | - | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1876 | Marvine Shaft | - | - | - | - | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1877 | Marvine Shaft | 13789 | - | 189 | 35.5 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1878 | Marvine Shaft | 32387 | - | 6 | 84.8 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1879 | Marvine Shaft | 183234 | - | 339 | 238.75 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1880 | Marvine Shaft | 152954 | - | 340 | 190.25 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1881 | Marvine Shaft | 165627 | - | 328 | 231.5 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1882 | Marvine Shaft | 149522 | - | 382 | 231 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1883 | Marvine | 172538 | - | 388 | 238.75 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1884 | Marvine Shaft | 154834 | - | 408 | 205 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1885 | Marvine | 185432 | 172912 | 417 | 206.5 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1886 | Marvine | 157075 | 144555 | 380 | 185 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1887 | Marvine Shaft | 202076 | 189556 | 398 | 242.5 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1888 | Marvine Shaft | 203563 | 190788 | 412 | 254.5 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1889 | Marvine | 176582 | 157774 | 427 | 229 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1890 | Marvine | 192154 | 173904 | 400 | 222.5 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1891 | Marvine | 185803 | 174305 | 427 | 221.5 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1892 | Marvine | 219633 | 200798 | 440 | 238.25 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1893 | Marvine | 219633 | 200145 | 455 | 238.25 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1894 | Marvine | 167887 | 166199 | 461 | 181.75 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1895 | Marvine | 210063 | 232510 | 505 | 227.75 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1896 | Marvine | 264293 | 262194 | 544 | 212.5 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1897 | Marvine | 288960 | 286784 | 582 | 207.25 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1898 | Marvine | 301749 | 278166 | 698 | 192.25 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1899 | Marvine | 323820 | 298248 | 631 | 212.75 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1900 | Marvine | 276149 | 251947 | 668 | 182.25 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1901 | Marvine | 332244 | 304678 | 699 | 225 | Delaware and Hudson |
| 1902 | Marvine | 200942 | 176582 | 676 | 143.25 | Delaware and Hudson |