Laurel County Historical Production Figures
YEAR  SURFACE  UNDERGROUND  TOTAL
1886                      -                  148,000                       148,000
1887                      -                  226,618                       226,618
1888                      -                  284,300                       284,300
1889                      -                  280,451                       280,451
1890                      -                  241,596                       241,596
1891                      -                  304,870                       304,870
1892                      -                  251,069                       251,069
1893                      -                  285,982                       285,982
1894                      -                  261,177                       261,177
1895                      -                  233,638                       233,638
1896                      -                  288,494                       288,494
1897                      -                  294,075                       294,075
1898                      -                  272,919                       272,919
1899                      -                  314,994                       314,994
1900                      -                  361,639                       361,639
1901                      -                  331,800                       331,800
1902                      -                  384,580                       384,580
1903                      -                  363,296                       363,296
1904                      -                  319,932                       319,932
1905                      -                  408,762                       408,762
1906                      -                  383,972                       383,972
1907                      -                  314,221                       314,221
1908                      -                  212,585                       212,585
1909                      -                  211,628                       211,628
1910                      -                  266,314                       266,314
1911                      -                  245,422                       245,422
1912                      -                  200,885                       200,885
1913                      -                  218,936                       218,936
1914                      -                  164,503                       164,503
1915                      -                  110,311                       110,311
1916                      -                    77,321                        77,321
1917                      -                  225,359                       225,359
1918                      -                  129,027                       129,027
1919                      -                    74,478                        74,478
1920                      -                     9,444                          9,444
1921                      -                    86,065                        86,065
1922                      -                  159,293                       159,293
1923                      -                    52,845                        52,845
1924                      -                  137,685                       137,685
1925                      -                  158,913                       158,913
1926                      -                  148,872                       148,872
1927                      -                  159,774                       159,774
1928                      -                    71,310                        71,310
1929                      -                    88,071                        88,071
1930                      -                    77,260                        77,260
1931                      -                     6,918                          6,918
1932                      -                    17,635                        17,635
1933               1,575                    30,307                        31,882
1934                      -                    35,663                        35,663
1935                      -                    28,548                        28,548
1936                      -                    21,463                        21,463
1937                      -                    23,728                        23,728
1938                      -                    44,316                        44,316
1939                      -                    67,022                        67,022
1940                      -                  108,962                       108,962
1941                      -                  131,142                       131,142
1942                      -                  248,622                       248,622
1943                      -                  197,217                       197,217
1944                      -                  334,465                       334,465
1945                      -                  400,388                       400,388
1946              35,106                  381,883                       416,989
1947            259,716                  645,081                       904,797
1948              61,148                  186,755                       247,903
1949            437,442                  185,199                       622,641
1950            149,667                  172,704                       322,371
1951               4,831                  124,957                       129,788
1952              10,737                  134,990                       145,727
1953              81,195                    83,384                       164,579
1954              59,950                    94,281                       154,231
1955              17,550                    57,342                        74,892
1956              97,355                    65,167                       162,522
1957            174,302                    57,700                       232,002
1958            188,808                    71,966                       260,774
1959            223,963                    98,416                       322,379
1960              32,702                    77,345                       110,047
1961               6,000                    39,559                        45,559
1962            123,631                    25,248                       148,879
1963            149,398                    28,530                       177,928
1964            160,187                    23,317                       183,504
1965            104,500                     4,110                       108,610
1966                      -                    16,800                        16,800
1967                      -                    25,400                        25,400
1968                      -                        500                             500
1969                      -                     6,293                          6,293
1970            172,607                     7,000                       179,607
1971            452,091                            -                       452,091
1972            462,616                            -                       462,616
1973            306,646                            -                       306,646
1974            951,185                    76,269                    1,027,454
1975         1,400,378                  137,430                    1,537,808
1976         1,173,261                    32,010                    1,205,271
1977         1,354,280                     4,398                    1,358,678
1978         1,332,245                    23,234                    1,355,479
1979         1,399,212                  129,472                    1,528,684
1980         1,433,193                  281,687                    1,714,880
1981         1,991,279                  342,050                    2,333,329
1982         1,559,889                  355,997                    1,915,886
1983         1,037,750                  282,635                    1,320,385
1984            829,764                    35,415                       865,179
1985            462,603                            -                       462,603
1986            319,292                            -                       319,292
1987            179,464                            -                       179,464
1988              96,803                            -                        96,803
1989              47,253                            -                        47,253
1990              94,137                            -                        94,137
1991              10,867                            -                        10,867
1992              21,036                            -                        21,036
1993            194,989                            -                       194,989
1994              55,550                            -                        55,550
1995              10,632                            -                        10,632
1996              52,437                            -                        52,437

 
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