The increasing water pools had flooded its deeper workings with the cessation of pumping in 1960. Strip mining continued for a few years, until the Moffat breaker was sold to Raymond collieries. Raymond colliery became the second largest anthracite company to go bankrupt after Blue coal. The legal battles of Raymond and Blue coal continued for years. This year most above ground facilities at 179 were demolished to make way for a Pennsylvania turnpike northeast extension roadway project. And the remains of the Taylor/Moffat breaker are set to also be demolished as part of a DEP sponsored project. The breaker that processed the coal from Lehman, followed its life span nearly identical. Right down to the year all traces are to be removed.

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