Morgan County Historical Production Figures

YEAR  SURFACE  UNDERGROUND  TOTAL
1837                         -                2,000                     2,000
1838                         -                4,000                     4,000
1839                         -                2,000                     2,000
1840                         -                1,000                     1,000
1841                         -                1,000                     1,000
1842                         -                   800                       800
1843                         -                   800                       800
1844                         -                   800                       800
1845                         -                   600                       600
1846                         -                   400                       400
1847                         -                   200                       200
1848                         -                   100                       100
1849                         -                   100                       100
1850                         -                   400                       400
1851                         -                   700                       700
1852                         -                1,000                     1,000
1853                         -                1,300                     1,300
1854                         -                1,600                     1,600
1855                         -                2,000                     2,000
1856                         -                3,000                     3,000
1857                         -                4,000                     4,000
1858                         -                5,000                     5,000
1859                         -                6,000                     6,000
1860                         -                7,000                     7,000
1866                         -                7,000                     7,000
1867                         -                7,500                     7,500
1868                         -                8,000                     8,000
1869                         -                7,300                     7,300
1870                         -                6,600                     6,600
1871                         -                5,900                     5,900
1872                         -                5,200                     5,200
1873                         -                4,500                     4,500
1874                         -                3,800                     3,800
1875                         -                3,100                     3,100
1876                         -                2,400                     2,400
1877                         -                1,800                     1,800
1878                         -                1,200                     1,200
1879                         -                   541                       541
1880                         -                   600                       600
1881                         -                   600                       600
1882                         -                   700                       700
1883                         -                   700                       700
1884                         -                   800                       800
1885                         -                   800                       800
1889                         -                1,061                     1,061
1901                         -                3,627                     3,627
1902                         -              40,679                   40,679
1903                         -              61,661                   61,661
1904                         -              59,509                   59,509
1905                         -              78,810                   78,810
1906                         -              53,306                   53,306
1907                         -              54,811                   54,811
1908                         -              62,290                   62,290
1909                         -              63,738                   63,738
1910                         -              74,195                   74,195
1911                         -              73,686                   73,686
1912                         -              85,198                   85,198
1913                         -              72,030                   72,030
1914                         -              72,046                   72,046
1915                         -              58,875                   58,875
1916                         -              47,727                   47,727
1917                         -              66,476                   66,476
1918                         -              63,332                   63,332
1919                         -              64,831                   64,831
1920                         -             180,697                 180,697
1921                         -              33,086                   33,086
1922                         -              51,354                   51,354
1923                         -              38,644                   38,644
1924                         -              25,420                   25,420
1925                         -              28,509                   28,509
1926                         -              19,754                   19,754
1927                         -              18,636                   18,636
1928                         -              14,371                   14,371
1929                         -              19,571                   19,571
1930                         -              16,887                   16,887
1931                         -              10,878                   10,878
1932                         -                8,912                     8,912
1933                         -                3,271                     3,271
1934                         -                   585                       585
1935                         -                   535                       535
1936                         -                4,956                     4,956
1937                         -                3,719                     3,719
1938                         -                8,902                     8,902
1939                         -                8,300                     8,300
1940                         -                8,638                     8,638
1941                         -                8,405                     8,405
1942                         -              11,477                   11,477
1943                         -              12,020                   12,020
1944                         -              15,728                   15,728
1945                         -              21,625                   21,625
1946                         -              35,945                   35,945
1947                         -             140,768                 140,768
1948                52,048             342,560                 394,608
1949                20,000             116,445                 136,445
1950               394,235             108,747                 502,982
1951                66,380             148,860                 215,240
1952                77,751              99,924                 177,675
1953                21,064              37,573                   58,637
1954                60,410              71,303                 131,713
1955                81,072              55,537                 136,609
1956               122,775              23,462                 146,237
1957                85,733              48,860                 134,593
1958                40,963                4,863                   45,826
1959               198,572              38,373                 236,945
1960                32,160                9,005                   41,165
1961                44,119                5,654                   49,773
1962                39,612                2,433                   42,045
1963                28,025                9,252                   37,277
1964                29,508                7,778                   37,286
1965                53,800                7,526                   61,326
1966                28,990                5,267                   34,257
1967                22,073                5,000                   27,073
1968                14,360                4,108                   18,468
1969                25,500                2,233                   27,733
1970                18,125                3,880                   22,005
1971               448,933                   466                 449,399
1972               153,350                       -                 153,350
1973               129,636                       -                 129,636
1974               745,323                       -                 745,323
1975            1,137,325                       -              1,137,325
1976               604,393                       -                 604,393
1977            1,094,047              22,000              1,116,047
1978            2,063,609                       -              2,063,609
1979               564,643                       -                 564,643
1980               469,229                2,662                 471,891
1981               439,277              24,700                 463,977
1982               396,825              30,240                 427,065
1983               309,761              52,391                 362,152
1984               428,389              67,577                 495,966
1985               366,957              63,001                 429,958
1986               281,330             103,327                 384,657
1987               123,362              96,532                 219,894
1988                55,924                5,101                   61,025
1990                10,000                       -                   10,000
1991                11,320                       -                   11,320
1992                20,000                       -                   20,000
1996                  7,321                       -                     7,321
1997                  5,000                       -                     5,000

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