McCreary County Historical Production Figures
YEAR  SURFACE  UNDERGROUND  TOTAL
1827                          -                     100                            100
1828                          -                     400                            400
1829                          -                  1,000                         1,000
1830                          -                  2,000                         2,000
1831                          -                  3,000                         3,000
1832                          -                  3,000                         3,000
1833                          -                  3,500                         3,500
1834                          -                10,000                       10,000
1835                          -                11,000                       11,000
1836                          -                13,000                       13,000
1837                          -                14,000                       14,000
1838                          -                27,000                       27,000
1839                          -                20,000                       20,000
1840                          -                20,000                       20,000
1841                          -                20,000                       20,000
1842                          -                20,000                       20,000
1843                          -                20,000                       20,000
1844                          -                20,000                       20,000
1845                          -                20,000                       20,000
1846                          -                20,000                       20,000
1847                          -                20,000                       20,000
1848                          -                20,000                       20,000
1849                          -                20,000                       20,000
1850                          -                20,000                       20,000
1851                          -                20,000                       20,000
1852                          -                20,000                       20,000
1853                          -                20,000                       20,000
1854                          -                20,000                       20,000
1855                          -                20,000                       20,000
1856                          -                20,000                       20,000
1857                          -                20,000                       20,000
1858                          -                20,000                       20,000
1859                          -                20,000                       20,000
1860                          -                20,000                       20,000
1912                          -              543,244                     543,244
1913                          -              625,899                     625,899
1914                          -              584,320                     584,320
1915                          -              568,935                     568,935
1916                          -              672,750                     672,750
1917                          -              692,097                     692,097
1918                          -              734,894                     734,894
1919                          -              636,389                     636,389
1920                          -              780,405                     780,405
1921                          -              604,806                     604,806
1922                          -              756,651                     756,651
1923                          -              869,113                     869,113
1924                          -              802,117                     802,117
1925                          -              877,769                     877,769
1926                          -              970,060                     970,060
1927                          -            1,000,110                   1,000,110
1928                          -              930,370                     930,370
1929                          -            1,010,454                   1,010,454
1930                          -              832,751                     832,751
1931                          -              645,604                     645,604
1932                          -              546,234                     546,234
1933                          -              586,394                     586,394
1934                          -              622,203                     622,203
1935                          -              412,776                     412,776
1936                          -              584,456                     584,456
1937                          -              702,357                     702,357
1938                          -              633,951                     633,951
1939                          -              815,867                     815,867
1940                          -              811,918                     811,918
1941                          -              792,182                     792,182
1942                          -              932,037                     932,037
1943                          -              919,297                     919,297
1944                          -            1,012,796                   1,012,796
1945                          -              946,211                     946,211
1946                          -              778,331                     778,331
1947                 12,780            1,127,368                   1,140,148
1948                 74,000              742,703                     816,703
1949               179,692              539,951                     719,643
1950                          -              779,077                     779,077
1951               167,500              685,282                     852,782
1952                 54,450              430,372                     484,822
1953                 69,133              148,429                     217,562
1954               317,006              249,646                     566,652
1955               441,617              344,634                     786,251
1956               186,607              419,883                     606,490
1957                 91,002              390,620                     481,622
1958                 84,584              382,300                     466,884
1959               103,454              418,815                     522,269
1960               120,000              396,361                     516,361
1961               134,221              339,191                     473,412
1962               127,709              312,373                     440,082
1963                          -              334,243                     334,243
1964                   1,500              461,964                     463,464
1965                          -              475,441                     475,441
1966                          -              590,654                     590,654
1967                 18,500              539,628                     558,128
1968                          -              550,506                     550,506
1969               109,445              408,237                     517,682
1970               118,981              360,697                     479,678
1971               132,939              575,349                     708,288
1972               117,818              917,256                   1,035,074
1973               145,946              892,690                   1,038,636
1974               150,037              674,915                     824,952
1975               261,015              705,743                     966,758
1976               244,850              362,419                     607,269
1977               466,626              189,852                     656,478
1978               750,808                53,113                     803,921
1979               491,247              185,178                     676,425
1980               213,039              520,668                     733,707
1981               335,098              676,683                   1,011,781
1982               186,612              804,765                     991,377
1983                 61,350              716,440                     777,790
1984                 72,682            1,034,374                   1,107,056
1985                 53,305            1,191,203                   1,244,508
1986                 40,000              854,832                     894,832
1987                 41,592              383,887                     425,479
1988                 28,110                         -                       28,110
1989                   1,685                         -                         1,685
1990                   5,557                         -                         5,557
1991                   4,850                         -                         4,850
1992                 62,896                         -                       62,896
1993               129,443                         -                     129,443
1996                          -                         -                                -
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