America's mines, in numbers
MSHA Mines and Employment/Production data sets, read 30 October 2026; USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026; EPA GHGRP 2023; Federal Permitting Dashboard.Settled fact
Five kinds of mine
MSHA, average annual workers at every mine that filed, by mine group, 2000 to 2025.Settled fact
State by state
Pick a state
Tap any state for its mines and workers in each group, and its largest mines.
MSHA, working mines and 2025 workers. State outlines: U.S. Census Bureau.Settled fact
Mine finder
Every working mine with workers in 2025, 11,207 of them, largest first. Search by mine, company, county or commodity.
| Mine | Company | State | County | Commodity | Type | Workers |
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MSHA Mines and Employment/Production data sets. Company is the controller MSHA records.Settled fact
Every commodity
Tap a column to sort.
| Commodity | Group | Mines | Workers |
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MSHA, primary commodity of each working mine.Settled fact
What the country imports
Net imports as a share of what the U.S. uses, 2025, and the main suppliers.
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026.Settled fact
Coal
Coal produced each year, as mines report it to MSHA, short tons.
MSHA Employment/Production data set.Settled fact
Smelters, mills and plants
| Process | Facility | City | State | Emissions, t CO2e |
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EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, 2023.Settled fact
The projects coming
Mines in federal permitting
| Project | State | Commodity | Stage | Status | Review due |
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Federal Permitting Council, Permitting Dashboard, Mining sector, read 30 October 2026. Commodity assigned from each project description.Settled fact; derived
Mineral and metal processing plants
| Company | Product | Group | State | Status | Capital, $M |
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Rhodium Group and MIT CEEPR, Clean Investment Monitor, 2026 Q2 release, CC BY 4.0. Estimated total capital cost, 2024 dollars.Settled fact
How to read it
- Mines and workers. U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, Mines and Employment/Production data sets. A working mine is one MSHA lists as active or intermittent; workers are the 2025 average annual employees, summed across each mine's pits, mills and offices. Contractors are excluded.
- Imports, world supply and prices. U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 data release.
- Plants. U.S. EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, 2023: facilities reporting a mineral or metal production process. Plants below the reporting threshold are not listed.
- Projects coming. The Federal Permitting Dashboard, Mining sector, and the Clean Investment Monitor of Rhodium Group and MIT CEEPR (CC BY 4.0).
- Refresh. Rebuilt each quarter from the latest federal files.