Mining Facts ? 2005 ? Mining Operations
- Organization:
- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Pages:
- 2
- File Size:
- 75 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 2008
Abstract
In 2005, 14,666 mining operations reported employment statistics to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).1 Almost half (48.5%) were sand and gravel mines, followed by stone mines (30.6%), coal mines (14.1%), nonmetal mines (5.0%), and metal mines (1.8%).
Citation
APA: (2008) Mining Facts ? 2005 ? Mining Operations
MLA: Mining Facts ? 2005 ? Mining Operations. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 2008.