Supply and cost management–including energy costs–pose key challenges for U.S. mining companies. The industry has worked with AMO to develop a range of resources for increasing energy efficiency and reducing costs.

Analytical Studies & Other Publications

• Manufacturing Energy and Carbon Footprints provide a mapping of energy use, energy loss, and carbon emissions for selected industry sectors.
• Mining Industry Energy Bandwidth Study (2007)

Documents for historical reference

Water Use in the Industries of the Future: Mining Industry, July 2003

Exploration and Mining Roadmap (2002)

Mineral Processing Technology Roadmap (2000)

Education Roadmap for Mining Professionals (2002)

Energy and Environmental Profile of the U.S. Mining Industry (2002)

Mining Industry Roadmap for Crosscutting Technologies (1999)

The Future Begins with Mining: Vision (1998)

Mining

The U.S. mining industry consists of the search for, extraction, beneficiation, and processing of naturally occurring solid minerals from the earth. These mined minerals include coal, metals (such as iron, copper, or zinc), and industrial minerals (such as potash, limestone, and other crushed rocks).

The United States ranks among the world's largest producers and consumers of minerals and metals. Mined materials are essential to consumer and industrial technologies and play a critical role in shaping American's national security.

See our mining profile for more information.