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people that make up Jeddo Coal Company have a long history
in the Pennsylvania anthracite industry. In 1934, the
company’s founders pooled their resources and purchased
the flooded Sullivan Trail Mine located in the Borough
of West Pittston. Contrary to popular opinion, these men
believed that the mine was still commercially mineable
despite a persistent flooding problem thought to result
from seepage out of the nearby Susquehanna River. The
water problem, in fact, was not related to the Susquehanna
River, and with the use of more powerful water pumps,
the Sullivan Trail Mine became a commercial success providing
the necessary capital for the acquisition, development
and mining of other coal properties. The founding partners
continued to aggressively expand their coal operations
by acquiring additional coal properties throughout the
counties of Lackawanna, Luzerne, Carbon and Schuylkill,
including the prime coal properties of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company. Ultimately in 1964, they acquired a substantial
coal property located near Hazleton, Pennsylvania, known
as the Jeddo Basin Property. The Jeddo Basin Property
is currently the site of Jeddo Coal Company’s major
strip mining operations. Today, the heirs of these founding
pioneers, along with a management company headed by Charles
E. Parente, continue the business with the same commitment
to hard work, quality and reliable and dedicated service
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Jeddo Coal Company
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