Carter County Historical Production Figures |
| YEAR | SURFACE | UNDERGROUND | TOTAL |
| 1866 | 0 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
| 1867 | 0 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| 1868 | 0 | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 1869 | 0 | 27,000 | 27,000 |
| 1870 | 0 | 35,000 | 35,000 |
| 1871 | 0 | 36,000 | 36,000 |
| 1872 | 0 | 37,000 | 37,000 |
| 1873 | 0 | 38,000 | 38,000 |
| 1874 | 0 | 39,000 | 39,000 |
| 1875 | 0 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| 1876 | 0 | 41,000 | 41,000 |
| 1877 | 0 | 43,000 | 43,000 |
| 1878 | 0 | 45,000 | 45,000 |
| 1879 | 0 | 46,811 | 46,811 |
| 1880 | 0 | 59,000 | 59,000 |
| 1881 | 0 | 71,000 | 71,000 |
| 1882 | 0 | 83,000 | 83,000 |
| 1883 | 0 | 95,000 | 95,000 |
| 1884 | 0 | 107,000 | 107,000 |
| 1885 | 0 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| 1886 | 0 | 123,800 | 123,800 |
| 1887 | 0 | 158,021 | 158,021 |
| 1888 | 0 | 169,400 | 169,400 |
| 1889 | 0 | 172,776 | 172,776 |
| 1890 | 0 | 202,981 | 202,981 |
| 1891 | 0 | 168,135 | 168,135 |
| 1892 | 0 | 156,919 | 156,919 |
| 1893 | 0 | 132,509 | 132,509 |
| 1894 | 0 | 85,266 | 85,266 |
| 1895 | 0 | 102,029 | 102,029 |
| 1896 | 0 | 136,066 | 136,066 |
| 1897 | 0 | 132,691 | 132,691 |
| 1898 | 0 | 114,836 | 114,836 |
| 1899 | 0 | 166,129 | 166,129 |
| 1900 | 0 | 215,826 | 215,826 |
| 1901 | 0 | 259,856 | 259,856 |
| 1902 | 0 | 285,079 | 285,079 |
| 1903 | 0 | 270,175 | 270,175 |
| 1904 | 0 | 234,421 | 234,421 |
| 1905 | 0 | 121,161 | 121,161 |
| 1906 | 0 | 164,020 | 164,020 |
| 1907 | 0 | 120,507 | 120,507 |
| 1908 | 0 | 78,509 | 78,509 |
| 1909 | 0 | 76,528 | 76,528 |
| 1910 | 0 | 66,116 | 66,116 |
| 1911 | 0 | 35,116 | 35,116 |
| 1912 | 0 | 84,149 | 84,149 |
| 1913 | 0 | 110,055 | 110,055 |
| 1914 | 0 | 83,471 | 83,471 |
| 1915 | 0 | 100,143 | 100,143 |
| 1916 | 0 | 130,436 | 130,436 |
| 1917 | 0 | 152,401 | 152,401 |
| 1918 | 0 | 187,777 | 187,777 |
| 1919 | 0 | 151,342 | 151,342 |
| 1920 | 0 | 206,514 | 206,514 |
| 1921 | 0 | 74,774 | 74,774 |
| 1922 | 0 | 156,185 | 156,185 |
| 1923 | 0 | 79,619 | 79,619 |
| 1924 | 0 | 62,685 | 62,685 |
| 1925 | 0 | 72,621 | 72,621 |
| 1926 | 0 | 85,112 | 85,112 |
| 1927 | 0 | 106,920 | 106,920 |
| 1928 | 0 | 48,040 | 48,040 |
| 1929 | 0 | 39,930 | 39,930 |
| 1930 | 0 | 36,155 | 36,155 |
| 1931 | 0 | 20,282 | 20,282 |
| 1932 | 0 | 21,066 | 21,066 |
| 1933 | 0 | 38,058 | 38,058 |
| 1934 | 0 | 14,942 | 14,942 |
| 1935 | 0 | 21,559 | 21,559 |
| 1936 | 0 | 36,080 | 36,080 |
| 1937 | 0 | 10,537 | 10,537 |
| 1938 | 0 | 45,263 | 45,263 |
| 1939 | 0 | 62,850 | 62,850 |
| 1940 | 0 | 98,054 | 98,054 |
| 1941 | 0 | 147,174 | 147,174 |
| 1942 | 0 | 217,017 | 217,017 |
| 1943 | 0 | 180,980 | 180,980 |
| 1944 | 0 | 225,387 | 225,387 |
| 1945 | 0 | 165,337 | 165,337 |
| 1946 | 0 | 212,486 | 212,486 |
| 1947 | 111,295 | 735,092 | 846,387 |
| 1948 | 0 | 502,395 | 502,395 |
| 1949 | 0 | 678,741 | 678,741 |
| 1950 | 0 | 573,582 | 573,582 |
| 1951 | 0 | 426,490 | 426,490 |
| 1952 | 9,671 | 167,670 | 177,341 |
| 1953 | 0 | 132,399 | 132,399 |
| 1954 | 3,800 | 131,690 | 135,490 |
| 1955 | 0 | 71,849 | 71,849 |
| 1956 | 243,068 | 81,256 | 324,324 |
| 1957 | 96,426 | 160,829 | 257,255 |
| 1958 | 13,650 | 300,914 | 314,564 |
| 1959 | 47,300 | 170,986 | 218,286 |
| 1960 | 49,000 | 18,900 | 67,900 |
| 1961 | 4,518 | 18,966 | 23,484 |
| 1962 | 0 | 24,798 | 24,798 |
| 1963 | 0 | 30,307 | 30,307 |
| 1964 | 31,104 | 26,216 | 57,320 |
| 1965 | 23,508 | 19,525 | 43,033 |
| 1966 | 1,500 | 26,675 | 28,175 |
| 1967 | 20,930 | 0 | 20,930 |
| 1968 | 0 | 12,265 | 12,265 |
| 1969 | 600 | 4,963 | 5,563 |
| 1970 | 24,001 | 3,050 | 27,051 |
| 1971 | 252,860 | 448 | 253,308 |
| 1972 | 333,939 | 0 | 333,939 |
| 1973 | 71,474 | 225 | 71,699 |
| 1974 | 548,212 | 2,489 | 550,701 |
| 1975 | 273,103 | 2,049 | 275,152 |
| 1976 | 333,430 | 472 | 333,902 |
| 1977 | 405,547 | 4,000 | 409,547 |
| 1978 | 470,774 | 0 | 470,774 |
| 1979 | 291,499 | 0 | 291,499 |
| 1980 | 357,465 | 0 | 357,465 |
| 1981 | 372,079 | 0 | 372,079 |
| 1982 | 238,365 | 0 | 238,365 |
| 1983 | 109,279 | 0 | 109,279 |
| 1984 | 249,912 | 0 | 249,912 |
| 1985 | 118,086 | 0 | 118,086 |
| 1986 | 77,796 | 0 | 77,796 |
| 1987 | 368,325 | 0 | 368,325 |
| 1988 | 169,727 | 0 | 169,727 |
| 1989 | 48,773 | 0 | 48,773 |
| 1990 | 21,007 | 10,000 | 31,007 |
| 1991 | 16,299 | 0 | 16,299 |
| 1992 | 13,767 | 0 | 13,767 |
| 1993 | 3,785 | 0 | 3,785 |
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