Material Handled At Surface And Underground Mines In The United States, By Type

TABLE 1

MATERIAL HANDLED AT SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND MINES IN THE UNITED STATES, BY TYPE¹

(Million metric tons)

Surface²

Underground³

All mines

Type of ore and year

Crude ore

Waste⁴

Total

Crude ore

Waste⁴

Total

Crude ore

Waste⁴

Total

Metals:

2008

1,460

1,170

2,630

18

4

21

1,480

1,170

2,650

2009

1,330

1,090

2,420

13

1

15

1,340

1,090

2,430

2010

1,400

1,080

2,480

14

1

16

1,410

1,080

2,500

2011

1,570

^r

1,080

2,660

^r

16

1

17

1,590

^r

1,080

2,670

^r

2012

1,560

1,100

2,660

17

3

19

1,580

1,110

2,680

Industrial minerals:

2008

2,520

251

2,770

150

1

151

2,670

252

2,920

2009

2,070

210

2,280

123

1

123

^r

2,190

210

2,400

2010

1,980

^r

205

2,190

^r

128

1

129

2,110

^r

206

2,320

^r

2011

2,080

^r

211

2,290

^r

135

^r

1

136

^r

2,210

^r

211

2,430

^r

2012

2,170

227

2,400

130

1

131

2,300

228

2,530

All mineral commodities:

2008

3,970

1,420

5,390

168

4

172

4,140

1,420

5,570

2009

3,400

1,300

4,690

136

2

138

3,530

1,300

4,830

2010

3,380

^r

1,290

4,670

^r

143

2

145

3,520

^r

1,290

4,810

^r

2011

3,650

^r

1,290

4,940

^r

151

^r

2

153

^r

3,800

^r

1,290

5,100

^r

2012

3,730

1,330

5,060

147

3

150

3,880

1,330

5,210

^rRevised.

¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.

²Includes materials from wells, ponds, and pumping operations.

³Includes solution mining.

⁴Includes ore and waste from development operations.