United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

718 Mining and Mineral Products
N o. 1282. M in e r a l In d u s t r ie s — Lo s t W o r k d a y In j u r ie s a n d Fa t a l it ie s : i9 6 0 t o 1980
[E x c lu d e s o ffice w o rkers. L o st w o rk d a y fn/uries a re n o n fa ta l o c c u rre n c e s th a t re s u lt In d a y s a w a y fro m w o rk , d a y s o f re s tric te d
w o rk activity o r a p e rm a n e n t disability. S e e a ls o H istorical Statistics, C olonial Times to 1970, s e rie s M 2 7 1 - 2 8 6 ]
ITSM 1 9 6 0 1 9 6 5 1 9 7 0 1 9 7 4 1 9 7 5 1 9 7 6 1 9 7 7 1 9 7 8 1 9 7 9 1 9 6 0
C o a l m in in g :
in}urlas, lo ta L *.................................................................. 1 2 ,2 2 7 1 1 ,3 9 7 1 1 ,8 1 2 8 ,6 7 8 1 1 ,2 6 2 1 4 ,5 3 0 1 5 ,1 2 8 1 4 ,8 7 1 1 9 ,1 5 6 1 8 ,8 2 2
F a ta l.................................................................................... 3 2 5 2 5 9 2 6 0 1 3 3 1 5 5 141 1 3 9 1 0 6 1 4 4 1 3 3
N o n fa ta l............................................................................ 1 1 ,9 0 2 1 1 ,1 3 8 1 1 ,5 5 2 8 ,5 4 5 1 1 ,1 0 7 1 4 ,3 8 9 1 4 ,9 8 9 1 4 ,7 6 5 1 9 ,0 1 2 1 8 ,6 8 9
R a te p e r million w o rk-hours;
F a ta l................................................................................... 1 .2 1 .0 1.0 .5 .4 .4 A .3 .3 .3
N o n fa ta l............................................................................. 4 2 4 5 4 4 2 9 3 0 3 6 3 8 3 8 4 3 4 3
F a ta litie s p e r 1 ,0 0 0 e m p lo y e d 1............................... 1.71 1 .7 4 1.81 .7 5 .71 .6 6 .0 0 .4 3 .5 8 .5 5
Q u a r r y in g a n d r e la t e d in d u s t r ie s : 2
In ju ries, to ta l...................................................................... 4 ,7 0 7 3 ,3 5 3 3 ,7 0 9 2 ,6 6 1 2 ,5 6 2 2 .9 1 2 3 ,2 8 7 4 ,1 3 5 4 ,4 8 7 3 ,5 5 1
F a ta l.................................................................................... 3 9 4 6 4 3 4 6 3 6 3 3 3 9 4 9 4 0 4 2
N o n fa ta l............................................................................. 4 ,6 6 8 3 ,3 0 5 3 ,6 6 6 2 ,6 1 3 2 ,5 2 6 2 ,8 7 9 3 ,2 4 8 4 ,0 8 6 4 ,4 4 7 3 ,5 0 9
R a te p e r mf/fforr work-hours:
F a ta l..................................................................................... .2 .3 .2 .4 .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 .3
N o n fa ta l.............................................................................. 2 3 17 2 0 1 9 1 9 1 9 21 2 5 2 6 21
R a te p e r 1 ,0 0 0 w o rk e r's 1
Fatal..................... ................................. . .4 .5 .5 .6 .5 .4 .5 .6 .4 .5
N o n fa ta l............................................................................. 4 9 3 7 4 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 9 4 9 4 9 4 0
M e ta l a n d n o n m e ta l m in in g : 3
In ju ries, to ta l........................................................................ 7 ,2 5 3 6 ,3 2 8 6 ,7 3 0 5 ,4 4 8 5 ,1 5 8 4 ,9 0 7 4 ,6 9 4 7 ,1 2 4 7 ,9 8 3 8 .9 2 3
F a ta l..................................................................................... 1 21 9 2 9 3 71 6 6 5 6 6 8 6 2 5 7 4 6
N o n fa ta l............................................................................. 7,132 8 ,2 3 6 6 ,6 3 7 5 ,3 7 7 5 ,0 9 2 4 ,8 5 1 4 ,6 2 6 7 ,0 6 2 7 ,9 2 6 6 ,8 7 7
R a te p e r million w o rk-h o u rs:
F a ta l..................................................................................... .8 .6 .7 .3 .3 .2 .3 .3 .2 .2
N o n fa ta l............................................................................. 4 5 4 2 4 7 2 4 2 2 2 0 20 2 9 3 1 2 8
R a te p e r 1 ,0 0 0 w o rkers: *
F a ta l..................................................................................... .9 .8 .8 .6 .5 .5 .5 .5 .4 .3
N o n fa ta l............................................................................. 5 0 5 2 6 0 4 4 4 0 3 9 3 7 5 6 5 9 51
1 A v e ra g e n u m b e r o f p e rs o n s a t w o rk e a c h d a y m in e s w e re a c tiv e . 3 In c lu d e s m a n u fa c tu re o f c e m e n t, e x c e p t fo r 1 9 7 4 -
1 9 7 5 . b e g in n in g 1 9 7 4 , n o n m e ta l m in e s e x c lu d e e x tra c tio n o f F ra s c h p ro c e s s suffur.
S o u rc e : 1 9 6 0 -1 9 7 0 , U .S . B u re a u o f M in e s , M inerals Yearbook, a n d u n p u b lis h e d d a ta ; th e re a fte r, U .5 . M in e S a fe ty a n d H e a lth
A d m in istratio n , D e n v e r, C o lo ra d o , u n p u b lis h e d d a ta .
No. 1283. U . S . N o n f u e l M i n e r a l R e s e r v e s , i9 6 0 t o i9 6 0 , a n d C u m u l a t iv e Pr o d u c t io n ,
1960 t o 1979
[In th o u s a n d s o f m e tr ic to n s u n le s s o t h e r w is e s p e c if ie d . E s tim a te s o l m a te ria l th a t c a n b e e c o n o m ic a lly e x tra c te d o r p ro d u c e d
fo r th e U n ite d S ta te s . E c o n o m ic re c o v e ry is im p licit in th e te rm r e s e rv e ]
M INERAL C OM MODITY
R ESER VES
CUM ULATIVE PRODUCTION
1 9 6 0 1 9 7 0 I 9 6 0 1 9 6 0 - 1 9 6 9 1 9 7 0 - 1 9 7 9
B a u x ite , (g ro ss w e ig h t).......................................................................... 5 0 ,0 0 0 4 5 ,0 0 0 4 0 ,0 0 0 1 6 ,5 9 7 1 9 ,1 5 8
C o b a ft, m e /a f c o n te n t In ore ............................................................... 4 0 2 5 - 5 2 2 ,5 0 0 2 ,8 1 1 5 ,4 6 4
9 0 0 n - M a n g a n e s e o re , (g ro ss w e ig h t)........................................................ 2 3 7 5
M o lyb d e n u m , m etal c o n te n t in o r e ................................................ 1 ,3 0 0 2 ,8 0 0 4 , 1 0 0 3 4 8 5 3 5
N fckef, m e ta l c o n te n t fn o r e ................................................................ 5 0 0 1 8 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 1 4 8
P h o s p h a te ro c k , (g ro ss w e ig h t)........................................................ 5 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 7 ,9 0 0 ,0 0 0 1 ,8 0 0 ,0 0 0 2 6 9 ,8 2 3 4 2 4 ,9 3 7
P o ta s h , in K ,0 equivalents................................................................. 3 6 0 ,0 0 0 4 2 0 ,0 0 0 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 2 6 ,1 9 0 2 3 ,0 6 5
S ilv e r (m illion tro y o u n c e s ).................................................................. 7 6 0 1 ,3 0 0 1 ,5 1 0 3 6 4 3 8 0
Sulfur, in a ll form s............. 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 3 0 5 ,0 0 0 1 7 5 ,0 0 0 8 1 ,3 9 6 1 0 8 ,8 4 6
S o d a ash , n atu ral and s y n th e tic ....................................................... 2 7 0 ,0 0 0 o 2 7 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 5 6 ,0 4 1 6 9 ,0 4 3
Tin, metal content In ore 2 .5 2 .5 5 0 (D ) (O)
T u n g s te n , m e ta l c o n te n t in o r e ........................................................ 6 5 6 5 1 2 5 3 5 3 2
Zinc, metal c o n te n t in o r e ...................... ............................................. M 2 ,0 0 0 2 4 ,0 0 0 * 2 2 ,0 0 0 4,831 4 ,1 0 5
- Represents zero. D W ith h e ld to a v o id d isclo sin g p ro p rie ta ry In fo rm a tio n , N A N o t a v a ila b le . Z L ess th a n
0 . * 1 9 6 3 e s tim a te 1 x c lu d e s b yp ro d u c t g yp su m , % o n o re re s e rv e s s h o w e c ru d e o re ; p ro d u c is m a rk e ta b le
5 0 . E n a r tio n
o re , direct-ship p in g o re , n c e n tra te s a n d a g g lo m e ra te s 4 1 9 5 7 e s tim a te . * 1 9 7 8 e s tim a te . 6 R e p re s e n ts n eg lig ib le
c o ,
a m o u n t not q u an tified . 7 R e p re s e n ts la rg e a m o u n t n o t q u an tified .
Source: U .S . B u re a u o f M jn e s , M ineral Facts and Problems,