Mining Facts ? 2007 - Mining Operations
- Organization:
- The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- Pages:
- 2
- File Size:
- 57 KB
- Publication Date:
- Aug 1, 2009
Abstract
In 2007, a total of 14,871 mining operations reported employment data to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).1 Almost half (48.4%) were sand and gravel mines, followed by stone mines (31.2%), coal mines (13.7%), nonmetal mines (4.9%), and metal mines (1.9%).
Citation
APA: (2009) Mining Facts ? 2007 - Mining Operations
MLA: Mining Facts ? 2007 - Mining Operations. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), 2009.