NIOSH Mining Safety and Health Research

Mining Operations


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Table Number of Active Mines by Commodity by State, 2006
Table Number of Active Mines by Underground/Surface by State by Commodity, 2006
Table Number of Active Mines by Commodity by Year, 1983-2006
Table Number of Active Underground and Surface Mines by Commodity by Year, 1983-2006
Table Summary of Mine-level Characteristics by Commodity, 2006
Table Number of Mines, Employees, Full-time Equivalent Employees, and Median Employment Size by Commodity and Employer Type, 2006
Table Distribution of Mines by Type of Operation and Commodity, 2006
Table Number of Mines by Detailed Commodity and Type of Operation, 2006
Number of mines by commodity and year Number of Mines by Commodity and Year, 1987-2006
Mine and employment characteristics Mine and Employment Characteristics, 2006
Table of number of mines, employees, and mine size Number of Mines, Mine Operator Employees, and Mine Size by Commodity, 2006
Map of mine locations by commodity Active Mining Operations by Commodity, 2006

NOTE: For clearer viewing of mines by commodity, it is suggested that you display/print this map in a very large format.

Map of mine locations Active Mining Operations, 2006
Map of coal mine locaions Active Coal Mining Operations, 2006
Map of metal mine locaions Active Metal Mining Operations, 2006
Map of nonmetal mine locaions Active Nonmetal Mining Operations, 2006
Map of stone mine locaions Active Stone Mining Operations, 2006
Map of sand and gravel mine locaions Active Sand and Gravel Mining Operations, 2006
Map of noncoal mine locaions Active Noncoal (Metal, Nonmetal, Stone, and Sand and Gravel) Mining Operations, 2006
Data source:  Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). See Methodology for further details.

For more information, contact Linda J. McWilliams, Pittsburgh Research Laboratory, 412-386-6116, LMcWilliams@cdc.gov, or Patrick J. Coleman, PhD, Spokane Research Laboratory, 509-354-8065, PColeman@cdc.gov.


Page last updated: October 21, 2008
Page last reviewed: October 14, 2008
Content Source: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Mining Division