WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES
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Open-File Report 83-17
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Coal Mines & Prospects of Central King Co., Washington
1. Black Nugget Mine (Northwest Improvement Co.), Black Nugget Seam
2. Reynolds Mine (Reynolds Coal Co.) slope mine, to water level, Reynolds seam
3. Issaquah Stripping Operation (Issaquah Coal Co.) Reynolds seam
4. Finn Mine - operator unknown; uppermost beds of Grand Ridge series
5. Grand Ridge Mine: (Central Coal Co.) on #1, 2, 3, 7, 8, and 9 seams
6. Grand Ridge Mine: (B & R Coal Co.), #9 seam
7. Reynolds prospect.
8. Newcastle King Mine (Newcastle King Coal Co.), Primrose seam
9. Newcastle King 4 (King 4 Coal Co.), #4 seam
10. Richmond-Stanley Mine - (B & R Coal Co.) #3 seam
11. Newcastle Mine, #4 drift (Pacific Coast Coal Co.), #4 seam
12. Newcastle Mine, #3 slope (Pacific Coast Coal Co.), #3 seam
13. Newcastle Mine., #3 drift (Pacific Coast Coal Co.), #3 seam
14. Water 1 evel drift, #4, Coal Creek (Pacific Coast Coal Co.), #4 seam
15. #31/z slope - (B & R Coal Co.), #31/2 seam
16. Main slooe, Coal Creek (Pacific Coast Coal Co.) #3 and #4 seams
17. Ford slope (Pacific Coast Coal Co.) Muldoon and Bagley seams
18. Primrose tunnel (Pacific Coast Coal Co.), Primrose seam
19. Newcastle Mine, Bagley (B & R Coal Co.), May Creek & Jones seams
20. Newcastle Mine, Coal Creek (Strain Coal Co.)., Bagley seam
21. Newcastle Strip Mine (landfill site) (Strain Coal Co.), Bagley seam .
22. Newcastle Mine (Pacific Coast Coal Co;), Bagley seam
23. New Slope Mine (B & R Coal Co.), lower split~ Bagley seam
24. Lang prospect (operator unknown), uppermost seam of Renton Fm.
25. Old Issaquah Mine (Issaquah Coal Co.), #1, #2, #4, #5 and #6 seams.
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26. Issaquah Mine (B & R Coal Co.}, Bagley seam
27. Issaquah Mine, (B & R Coal Co.}, May Creek seam
28. Newcastle Queen Mine, aka Bianco Queen, (Bianco Coal Mines} water level mines on Muldoon, May Creek and Bagley seams
29. Lahey mine (Lahey Coal Co.} water level mine on Dolly Varden seam.
30. Harris Mine - (Harris Coal Co.} water level mine on Dolly Varden seam.
31. Superior Mine (Superior Coal Co.} water level mine on Jones seam. Harris Clay Mine
32. Peters prospect - water level prospect on unnamed seam in the Tiger Mountain Fm.
33. Niblock Mine aka Snoqualmie Mine (Niblock Coal Co., Snoqualmie Coal & Coke Co., Western Coke and Collieries, California-Alaska Coal Co.}, #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 seams
34. May Creek Mines (May Creek Coal co.} slope mine on unnamed seams of the Renton? Fm.
35. Tiger Mtn. Mines (Caroline Coal Co., Tiger Mtn. Coal Co.}, Tiger Mtn. #3, 4, and 5 seams.
36. Niblock prospect
37. Ruffner prospects
38. New Black Diamond Mine (Pacific Coast Coal Co.} - formerly called Indian Mine on Jones., Discovery, Ryan #2-, and Ryan #1 seams
39. Gravel tunnel near New Black Diamond Mine
40. Cavanaugh prospect
41. Old Cedar Mtn. Mine (Colman mine}, Cedar Mtn. #2 seam
42. Cedar Mtn. Mine (West Coast Coal Co., West Coast Fuel Co.) Cedar Mtn. Coal Co., Consolidated Coal Mines, Cedar Mtn. #1 seam.
43. Unnamed prospect
44. Ivan Jones prospect strip pit, Cavanaugh #2 seam
45. Red Devil Mine (Cavanaugh Coal Co.}, Cavanaugh #2 seam
46. New Lake Youngs Mine (New Lake Youngs Coal Co.}, New Lake Youngs #2 seam
47. Lake Desire prospect
48. Carey Creek prospects
49. Northwest Improvement Co. prospect
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50. Unnamed strip pit on Rattlesnake Hill
51. Taylor #3 Mine (Denny-Renton Clay & Coal Co.), #3lt2, 4, 5, and 6 coal seams
52. Taylor #2 Mine (Denny-Renton Clay & Coal Co.), unnamed clay, #1 and 2 coal seams
53. Taylor #1 Mine (Denny-Renton Clay & Coal Co.), #1., 2., and 6 clays., #1, 2, 3, 31t2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 coal seams
54. Gladding McBean and Co. prospect
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