NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research

Mining Operations


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Table Number of Active Mines by State by Commodity, 2007
Table Number of Active Mines by Underground/Surface by State by Commodity, 2007
Table Number of Active Mines by Commodity by Year, 1983-2007
Table Number of Active Underground and Surface Mines by Commodity by Year, 1983-2007
Table Summary of Mine-level Characteristics for Mine Operators, 2007
Table Distribution of Mines by Type of Operation and Commodity, 2007
Table Number of Mines by Detailed Commodity and Type of Operation, 2007
Number of mines by commodity and year Number of Active Mines by Commodity and Year, 1988-2007
Mine and employment characteristics Mine and Employment Characteristics, 2007
Table of number of mines, employees, and mine size Number of Mines and Mine Operator Employees by Commodity, 2007
Map of mine locations by commodity Active Mining Operations by Commodity, 2007

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Map of mine locations Active Mining Operations, 2007
Map of coal mine locaions Active Coal Mining Operations, 2007
Map of metal mine locaions Active Metal Mining Operations, 2007
Map of nonmetal mine locaions Active Nonmetal Mining Operations, 2007
Map of stone mine locaions Active Stone Mining Operations, 2007
Map of sand and gravel mine locaions Active Sand and Gravel Mining Operations, 2007
Map of noncoal mine locaions Active Noncoal (Metal, Nonmetal, Stone, and Sand and Gravel) Mining Operations, 2007
 

Data source:  Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). See Methodology for further details.


Page last updated: November 4, 2009
Page last reviewed: March 30, 2009
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division