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National Miners Day: December 6, 2023

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National Miners Day: December 6, 2023

December 06, 2023

Press Release Number CB23-SFS.170

From the Mine Safety and Health Administration:

“The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) helps to reduce deaths, injuries, and illnesses in the nation's mines with a variety of activities and programs. The Agency develops and enforces safety and health rules for all U.S. mines, and provides technical, educational and other types of assistance to mine operators. MSHA works cooperatively with industry, labor, and other federal and state agencies to improve safety and health conditions for all miners in the United States.”

Photo: Mining

From the U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Financial Report: U.S. Manufacturing, Mining, Wholesale Trade, and Selected Service Industries, September 6, 2023:

Mining Corporations

Second quarter 2023 unadjusted after-tax profits for mining corporations with assets of $50 million and over totaled $20.6 billion, down $24.9 (±0.1) billion from the after-tax profits of $45.4 billion recorded in the second quarter of 2022, and down $13.4 (±0.1) billion from the after-tax profits of $34.0 billion recorded in the first quarter of 2023.

Unadjusted sales for the second quarter of 2023 totaled $104.1 billion, down $43.2 (±0.5) billion from the $147.3 billion recorded in the second quarter of 2022, and down $8.4 (±0.3) billion from first quarter 2023 sales of $112.5 billion.

Next release: December 6.

Key Stats

Source: 2020 County Business Patterns (CBP)

Table CB2100CBP, All Sectors: County Business Patterns, including ZIP Code Business Patterns, by Legal Form of Organization and Employment Size Class for U.S., States and Selected Geographies: 2021, showing all NAICS 21: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction, United States table below

Table CB2100CBP, All Sectors: County Business Patterns, including ZIP Code Business Patterns, by Legal Form of Organization and Employment Size Class for U.S., States and Selected Geographies: 2021, showing all NAICS 21: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction, United States

Note: The table above is cropped at the bottom and a quarterly column is hidden. Click on the image for the full table.

More Stats

Source: 2023 Quarterly Financial Report (QFR)

Latest QFR Press Release: U.S. Manufacturing, Mining, Wholesale Trade, and Selected Service Industries [<1.0 MB]

Time Series / Trend Charts: All Mining: U.S. Total, Not Seasonally Adjusted Income (Loss) After Income Taxes (2000 to 2023)

Source: 2021 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey (ACES)

2021 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Tables

2021 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Visualizations

Figure 3. Expenditures for Structures and Equipment by Selected Business Sectors for Companies With Employees: 2021, find Mining [<1.0 MB]

Visualization: Mining: Capital Expenditures for Structures and Equipment for Companies with Employees: 2021 and 2020 [<1.0 MB]

Source: 2021 Annual Business Survey (ABS) Program

Table AB2100CSA01, Annual Business Survey: Statistics for Employer Firms by Industry, Sex, Ethnicity, Race and Veteran Status for the U.S., States and Metro Areas: 2021, NAICS 21: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Source: 1978-2021 Business Dynamics Statistics (BDS)

Table BDSEAGE, Business Dynamics Statistics: Establishment Age: 1978-2021, NAICS 21: Mining, Quarrying and Oil and Gas Extraction

Source: 2020 County Business Patterns (CBP) and 2020 Nonemployer Statistics (NES)

Related Information

2020 CBP and NES Combined Report

2020 County Business Patterns & Nonemployer Statistics Combined Report, showing the U.S., find NAICS Codes for 21 Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction through NAICS 2131 Support Activities for Mining [<1.0 MB]

Source: 2020 Nonemployer Statistics (NES)

Table NS2000NONEMP, All Sectors: Nonemployer Statistics by Legal Form of Organization and Receipts Size Class for the U.S., States, and Selected Geographies: 2020, NAICS 21: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Source 2020 Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO)

Table PSEOFLOWS, Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) Flows, NAICS 21: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Source: 2017 Economic Census

2017 NAICS Sector 21 - Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Table EC1721BASIC, Mining: Summary Statistics For The U.S., States and Selected Geographies: 2017, all 2-digit to 6-digit NAICS codes within 21: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

2017 Economic Census - NAICS Sector 21- Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction

Outside Links

Related Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, NIOSH Mining

National Mining Association

U.S. Department of Energy: Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management

U.S. Department of Labor: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)

U.S. Department of Labor: Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), MSHA At A Glance, table below

U.S. Department of the Interior: Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

U.S. Geological Survey: National Minerals Information Center

Mine Safety and Health At a Glance

Note: The interactive table above is cropped at the bottom. Click on the image for the full table.

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