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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