Mine · Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States

No 5 Vein

No 5 Vein is a closed mine in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, operated by Wheel's Coal Company.

Facts

Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.

FactValueSource
LocationSchuylkill CountyMSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusClosed (abandoned and sealed)MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Commoditiesanthracite (mainly anthracite)MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
OperatorWheel's Coal CompanyMSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Production5,020 t/year (in 2021)MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Production6,189 t/year (in 2022)MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Production2,435 t/year (in 2023)MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Employees5 people (annual average, in 2023)MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Mine typeUndergroundMSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates40.5872, -76.4500MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026

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Timeline

Dated facts about this mine from its sources, oldest first.

  1. Production: 5,020 t/year
  2. Production: 6,189 t/year
  3. Production: 2,435 t/year

Nearby

Within 50 km of this mine: 3 power plants (2,700 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Ironwood LLCPower plant778 MWOperating27 km
Hummel Station LLCPower plant1,194 MWOperating42 km
Ontelaunee Energy CenterPower plant728 MWOperating47 km

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