Access Permits
Company Overview

Reading Anthracite Company Access Permits will be available beginning January 18, 2010. The cost will be $100.00 per person. There are no group or family rates. The permits will be good for the calendar year 2010.

Permits will be available at our Pottsville office:
200 Mahantongo Street, Pottsville
Monday thru Friday 8 :00 AM to 4:00 PM.

All individuals, regardless of age, must come in person to apply for a permit.

Because of the overload on our switchboard we request that all questions concerning these permits be sent to us via E-mail at .

Permits give you permission to be on Reading Anthracite Company's properties, excluding those area where there is active mining or any other working facilities or any posted properties from sunrise to sunset. Permission is granted for recreational activities, excluding any overnight camping, dumping, swimming or any organized events such as races or parties. Permit holders may not have any type of fire on Reading Anthracite Company property. The use of alcohol and drugs on Reading Anthracite Company property is strictly prohibited.

Anyone wishing to hunt on Reading Anthracite Company property must have a valid hunting permit issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Anyone wishing to take any type of licensed vehicle on Reading Anthracite Company property must have a valid driver's license and proof of registration and insurance. No one under the age of 12 is allowed to ride on the property either on their own vehicle or riding with another individual. Riders between the age of 12 and 18 must have proof of attending a safety class certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and must be accompanied by a Permitted adult to ride on Reading Anthracite Company property.

We do not have maps of our property, but you can access maps by logging onto the Schuylkill County web site and opening the Parcel Locator. Select by parcel, then township, then name, then type in Reading Anthracite Company at the top of the page. After you hit the search button the mapping information will come up at the bottom of the screen. Click on the word map for your map.

Directions:

Coming from the south take Route 61 North to Pottsville: At the second traffic light (see sign for One Norwegian Plaza) make a left hand turn. Continue straight through the next traffic light (M & T Bank on the corner) for one block to a stop sign. At the stop sign make another left and continue for one block to a stop sign. Our building is on the right hand corner.

Coming from the North take Route 61 South to Pottsville: At the second traffic light (see sign for One Norwegian Plaza) you will make a right hand turn. Continue straight through the next traffic light (M & T Bank on the corner) for one block to a stop sign. At the stop sign make a left and continue for one block to a stop sign. Our building is on the right hand corner.

Coming from the West take Route 209 to Pottsville. Continue straight thru Pottsville, you will pass Sheetz and Burger King on your right as you are coming into town. Continue straight coming into the center of town. You will pass a war memorial where the road divides. The next block is a traffic light with a Chinese restaurant on your left. Continue straight for one block after the light and then make a right hand turn. Continue straight for one block to a stop sign and then continue straight for one more block to a stop sign. Our building is on the right hand corner.