Mining Facts ? 2006 - Mining Operations
- Organization:
- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Pages:
- 2
- File Size:
- 65 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 2008
Abstract
In 2006, 14,885 mining operations reported employment data to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).1 Almost half (48.2%) were sand and gravel mines, followed by stone mines (30.7%), coal mines (14.2%), nonmetal mines (5.0%), and metal mines (1.9%).
Citation
APA: (2008) Mining Facts ? 2006 - Mining Operations
MLA: Mining Facts ? 2006 - Mining Operations. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 2008.