Mines Data Set

Description:

The Mines data set contains a list of all coal and metal/non-metal mines in the United States that have been tracked by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).

Links:

• Download (in text format)
• Definition File
• Definition File (in excel format)

Date Range:

January 1, 1970, to present

What’s in the Data Set:

• An indicator of whether the mine is currently active, abandoned, non-producing, or has some other status
  • CURRENT_MINE_STATUS
• Ownership Information
  • CURRENT_CONTROLLER_ID
  • CURRENT_CONTROLLER_NAME
  • CURRENT_OPERATOR_ID
  • CURRENT_OPERATOR_NAME
• What materials or minerals the mine produces (e.g., coal, gold, limestone)
  • PRIMARY_SIC
  • SECONDARY_SIC
  • PRIMARY_CANVASS
• Mine Characteristics
  • CURRENT_MINE_TYPE
  • COAL_METAL_IND
  • AVG_MINE_HEIGHT
• A unique Mine ID number that each mine has, serving as its identifier in the database
  • MINE_ID

Notes:

• The data set also includes mines that are abandoned or sealed, not just currently operating mines.
• Join this data set with other mine-level data sets (e.g., inspections, employment/production) using the Mine ID.
• The data set can be linked to other data sets using this key field:
  • Mine ID – to connect it with the Employment/Production, Inspection, Violations and Accidents data

Contact

For questions, please contact the MSHA Data Group.