2006, Number of Active Mines (employee hours > 0) by Commodity by State (Data source: MSHA)
Count


Commodity based on CANVASS (computed) Total
1 Coal 2 Metal 3 Nonmetal 4 Stone 5 Sand & gravel
State Code: FIPS code for state in which mine is located 1 Alabama 70 2 18 90 80 260
2 Alaska 1 31 0 27 80 139
4 Arizona 3 23 32 88 271 417
5 Arkansas 2 6 26 101 58 193
6 California 0 22 46 151 381 600
8 Colorado 13 17 10 57 277 374
9 Connecticut 0 0 1 40 74 115
10 Delaware 0 1 0 0 9 10
12 Florida 0 2 27 120 60 209
13 Georgia 0 1 54 132 43 230
15 Hawaii 0 0 0 31 26 57
16 Idaho 0 8 13 39 157 217
17 Illinois 38 1 9 148 127 323
18 Indiana 53 0 8 109 155 325
19 Iowa 0 1 8 139 154 302
20 Kansas 3 0 13 107 93 216
21 Kentucky 616 0 12 102 22 752
22 Louisiana 2 2 19 5 115 143
23 Maine 0 0 0 29 178 207
24 Maryland 24 0 2 42 28 96
25 Massachusetts 0 0 2 45 111 158
26 Michigan 0 6 5 37 442 490
27 Minnesota 0 16 4 75 495 590
28 Mississippi 1 0 15 4 85 105
29 Missouri 2 6 15 254 99 376
30 Montana 7 18 8 53 225 311
31 Nebraska 0 0 1 13 150 164
32 Nevada 0 53 28 28 132 241
33 New Hampshire 0 0 0 23 101 124
34 New Jersey 0 1 1 24 58 84
35 New Mexico 6 9 35 64 123 237
36 New York 0 4 15 177 366 562
37 North Carolina 0 1 45 130 97 273
38 North Dakota 5 0 3 0 106 114
39 Ohio 78 1 20 128 200 427
40 Oklahoma 10 0 21 159 89 279
41 Oregon 0 3 11 177 102 293
42 Pennsylvania 428 1 11 368 120 928
44 Rhode Island 0 0 0 9 17 26
45 South Carolina 0 1 20 34 54 109
46 South Dakota 0 3 9 16 123 151
47 Tennessee 36 6 23 165 52 282
48 Texas 15 14 62 342 293 726
49 Utah 24 10 26 43 201 304
50 Vermont 0 0 1 102 94 197
51 Virginia 189 1 11 111 54 366
53 Washington 2 6 7 117 225 357
54 West Virginia 461 3 2 36 3 505
55 Wisconsin 0 0 4 208 405 617
56 Wyoming 24 0 38 11 138 211
72 Puerto Rico 0 0 0 60 30 90
78 Virgin Islands 0 0 0 3 0 3
Total 2113 280 741 4573 7178 14885

Page last updated: 9/26/2008
Page last reviewed: 9/26/2008
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)