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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