St. Nicholas coal breakers
- St. Nicholas coal breakers
The St. Nicholas Coal Breakers were at one time the largest coal breaker in the world, producing 12,500 tons of coal per day.
History
The Old St. Nicholas Breaker, located just outside of Mahanoy City, was constructed in 1930 and began operating in 1932. Half of the village of Suffolk was relocated in order to create room for Reading Anthracite's Old St. Nicholas Breaker, the largest coal breaker in the world. convert|20|mi|km of railroad track were laid, 3,800 tons of steel and more than convert|10000|cuyd|m3 of concrete were used. A mile and a half of conveyor lines, convert|25|mi|km of conduit, convert|26241|sqft|m2 of rubber belting, convert|118|mi|km of wire and cable and convert|20|mi|km of pipe were installed. When the breaker was constructed it was divided into two sides. Each side could be operated independently, producing 12,500 tons of coal a day. Once the raw coal enters the production process within the breaker it took just 12 minutes to pass through the entire breaker. For 31 years, the Old St. Nicholas Breaker prepared all sizes of famous Reading Anthracite for the markets of the world.[cite web| url =http://www.readinganthracite.com/history_old.html | title = "Reading Anthracite History / FAQ" | accessdate = 2007-12-24| language = English] ]External links
* [http://www.readinganthracite.com/index.html Reading Anthracite Company] Official Website
* [http://www.oboylephoto.com/snb Shaun O'Boyle] Photo Gallery
* [http://www.historicdecay.com/component/option,com_rsgallery2/Itemid,26/catid,38/ Historic Decay] Photo Gallery
* [http://undergroundminers.com/mahanoy.html Underground Miners] Photo Gallery
* [http://www.designedbreakdown.com/photo/coalbreaker/index.html Designed Breakdown] Photo Gallery
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