A coal breaker processes raw chunks of mined coal and breaks them into various sizes useful for different types of furnaces. Also, any material which cannot be burned, typically slate, is removed and deposited into a culm dump.
- .designedbreakdown. Short history and photo gallery exhibiting present-day decay on the site.
- Photographs of the Old St Nicholas Coal Breaker near Mahoney City, Pennsylvania
- Information on the Old St Nick breaker from Reading Anhtracite, the owners of the property
