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       Rockcastle County Historical Production Figures  | 
  
| YEAR | SURFACE | UNDERGROUND | TOTAL | 
| 1869 | - | 715 | 715 | 
| 1870 | - | 1,245 | 1,245 | 
| 1871 | - | 8,715 | 8,715 | 
| 1872 | - | 28,860 | 28,860 | 
| 1873 | - | 23,280 | 23,280 | 
| 1874 | - | 29,565 | 29,565 | 
| 1875 | - | 59,610 | 59,610 | 
| 1876 | - | 60,000 | 60,000 | 
| 1877 | - | 60,103 | 60,103 | 
| 1878 | - | 46,440 | 46,440 | 
| 1879 | - | 48,390 | 48,390 | 
| 1880 | - | 60,932 | 60,932 | 
| 1881 | - | 63,000 | 63,000 | 
| 1882 | - | 65,000 | 65,000 | 
| 1883 | - | 67,000 | 67,000 | 
| 1884 | - | 68,951 | 68,951 | 
| 1885 | - | 115,187 | 115,187 | 
| 1889 | - | 1,432 | 1,432 | 
| 1890 | - | 1,618 | 1,618 | 
| 1891 | - | 9,749 | 9,749 | 
| 1892 | - | 11,235 | 11,235 | 
| 1893 | - | 9,005 | 9,005 | 
| 1894 | - | 800 | 800 | 
| 1895 | - | 4,475 | 4,475 | 
| 1897 | - | 9,493 | 9,493 | 
| 1898 | - | 3,016 | 3,016 | 
| 1901 | - | 5,271 | 5,271 | 
| 1903 | - | 14,125 | 14,125 | 
| 1904 | - | 106,482 | 106,482 | 
| 1905 | - | 85,195 | 85,195 | 
| 1906 | - | 11,556 | 11,556 | 
| 1907 | - | 6,524 | 6,524 | 
| 1913 | - | 1,720 | 1,720 | 
| 1914 | - | 821 | 821 | 
| 1931 | - | 838 | 838 | 
| 1932 | - | 3,049 | 3,049 | 
| 1933 | - | 9,445 | 9,445 | 
| 1934 | - | 20,028 | 20,028 | 
| 1935 | - | 6,850 | 6,850 | 
| 1936 | - | 16,450 | 16,450 | 
| 1937 | - | 16,830 | 16,830 | 
| 1938 | - | 14,194 | 14,194 | 
| 1939 | - | 16,350 | 16,350 | 
| 1940 | - | 29,909 | 29,909 | 
| 1941 | - | 19,542 | 19,542 | 
| 1942 | - | 22,502 | 22,502 | 
| 1943 | - | 14,598 | 14,598 | 
| 1944 | - | 33,975 | 33,975 | 
| 1945 | - | 54,080 | 54,080 | 
| 1946 | - | 69,206 | 69,206 | 
| 1947 | 7,000 | 198,297 | 205,297 | 
| 1948 | 10,000 | 60,854 | 70,854 | 
| 1949 | 198,719 | 178,671 | 377,390 | 
| 1950 | 97,100 | 238,581 | 335,681 | 
| 1951 | 89,529 | 127,102 | 216,631 | 
| 1952 | 22,200 | 158,280 | 180,480 | 
| 1953 | 42,555 | 69,625 | 112,180 | 
| 1954 | 105,300 | 97,496 | 202,796 | 
| 1955 | 55,475 | 81,130 | 136,605 | 
| 1956 | 117,900 | 34,120 | 152,020 | 
| 1957 | 54,250 | 33,190 | 87,440 | 
| 1958 | 18,450 | 43,563 | 62,013 | 
| 1959 | 53,816 | 57,389 | 111,205 | 
| 1960 | 82,481 | 51,094 | 133,575 | 
| 1961 | 8,427 | 5,250 | 13,677 | 
| 1962 | 5,400 | 2,620 | 8,020 | 
| 1963 | 1,800 | 3,860 | 5,660 | 
| 1964 | - | 3,143 | 3,143 | 
| 1965 | - | 1,610 | 1,610 | 
| 1966 | - | 1,000 | 1,000 | 
| 1969 | 1,700 | - | 1,700 | 
| 1970 | 14,000 | - | 14,000 | 
| 1971 | 5,900 | - | 5,900 | 
| 1972 | 28,757 | - | 28,757 | 
| 1973 | 10,476 | - | 10,476 | 
| 1974 | 30,032 | 1,518 | 31,550 | 
| 1975 | 67,513 | 8,000 | 75,513 | 
| 1976 | 54,327 | 500 | 54,827 | 
| 1977 | 20,548 | - | 20,548 | 
| 1978 | 99,005 | 15,319 | 114,324 | 
| 1979 | 146,417 | - | 146,417 | 
| 1980 | 201,157 | - | 201,157 | 
| 1981 | 210,074 | - | 210,074 | 
| 1982 | 276,109 | 2,500 | 278,609 | 
| 1983 | 313,267 | - | 313,267 | 
| 1984 | 256,963 | - | 256,963 | 
| 1985 | 151,362 | - | 151,362 | 
| 1986 | 39,030 | - | 39,030 | 
| 1987 | 2,000 | - | 2,000 | 
| 1988 | - | - | - | 
| 1989 | 2,983 | - | 2,983 | 
| 1990 | 19,046 | - | 19,046 | 
| 1991 | 14,000 | - | 14,000 | 
| 1992 | 1,500 | - | 1,500 | 
| 1993 | 16,000 | - | 16,000 | 
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