NMA Coal and Mineral Initiatives

To make America more aware of the benefits minerals and coal-based electricity offer to our way of life, NMA has launched two new initiatives.

Count on Coal is a grassroots organization that seeks to identify, educate and recruit Americans to support our mission to keep electricity affordable by protecting and promoting the use of our abundant coal for power generation.

Minerals Make Life is a National Mining Association initiative created to share information about domestic minerals mining and its importance to the economy, innovation for the future and national security and to promote public policies that support domestic minerals mining.

Minerals Publications

Minerals play an invaluable role in enhancing our quality of life, powering the economy and strengthening the national security of the United States.

Facts about Coal & Minerals

Minerals Make America

Minerals Issues

The basics of our well-being—our homes, workplaces, schools, hospitals and transportation systems—are all possible because of America’s vast mineral wealth. We also rely on metals and minerals to meet our electronic, telecommunications and national security needs.

Despite the benefits provided by domestic minerals mining, the United States has witnessed a prolonged period of underinvestment in exploration. In turn, this has caused America to become increasingly dependent on foreign sources for minerals vital to our economic and national security—including minerals for which we have proven reserves.

Minerals Access

Minerals Permitting

Uranium

Minerals Statistics

Computer chips are made from as many as 60 different minerals or their constituent elements; the U.S. Department of Defense uses more than 750 thousand tons of minerals annually; and new hybrid cars use twice as much copper as cars powered by gasoline alone.

Minerals Production

Minerals Consumption and Reclamation

Minerals Workforce