Current Industrial Reports
United States Department of Commerce
Economics and Statistics Administration
Bureau of the Census

Mining Machinery and Mineral Processing Equipment - 1997

MA35F (97)-1
Issued July 20, 1998

Information about the scope of the survey, methodology, definitions of terms and historical notes for
this survey may be found in the introduction of the 1995 Manufacturing Profiles publication, issued
June 1997.

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Manufacturing and Construction Division, Washington, DC 20233, or call Larry Blumberg,
301-457-4744.


Table 1.  Manufacturers' Shipments of Mining and Mineral Processing Equipment
           by Type: 1997 and 1996
[Quantity in units. Value in thousands of dollars]

                                                                     No.          1997                   1996
   Product                   Product description                      of
    code                                                            cos.   Quantity       Value    Quantity       Value

                Mining and mineral processing equipment............  (X)        (X)   2,128,011         (X)   1,790,505

3531K 70  Portable crushing, screening, washing, and
           combination plants......................................  17         976     130,371         676      97,018

            Crushing plants (classification based upon the
             type of crusher first in the processing flow):
3531K 41      Gyratory.............................................   7         130      35,164          72      20,064
3531K 42      Impact...............................................   9          58      10,964          25       6,532
3531K 43      Jaw /1...............................................   9         (D)         (D)         (D)         (D)
3531K 44      Roll /1..............................................   1          90      24,781          88      25,779
3531K 47      Screening, washing, and other plants.................  12         698      59,462         491      44,643

35325 00  Underground mining machinery (except parts
           sold separately)........................................  28      16,741     671,380       6,849     443,260

35325 41    Continuous mining machines, borer, ripper, auger,
             and drum, including roadheading machines /2...........   8          (D)        (D)         184     152,011
35325 56    Face haulage vehicles, rubber-tired, self-propelled /2.   7         504     323,843         172      42,066
35325 70    Support vehicles, rubber-tired or track-mounted........  13         330      20,777         300      22,418
35325 97    All other underground mining machinery, n.e.c..........  21      15,907     326,760    a/ 6,193     226,765

35327 00  Crushing, pulverizing, and screening (except
           portable) machinery (except parts
           sold separately)........................................  40       4,153     433,519       4,030     344,564

            Crushers, stationary type, including skid mounted:
35327 11      Gyratory.............................................   6    a/   261  a/  82,855         279      79,075
35327 13      Impact...............................................  12         392      52,231         336      26,292
35327 17      Jaw..................................................   8    a/   111      15,152         113      17,645
35327 19      Roll /3..............................................   9         (D)         (D)         (D)         (D)
35327 31    Grinding mills and pulverizers /3......................   8    a/   287  a/ 166,583         250  r/ 114,403
            Screens, vibrating, stationary:
35327 56      Horizontal...........................................  15    a/   939  a/  39,042         934      34,201
35327 57      Inclined.............................................  20    a/ 1,743  a/  56,740       1,742      56,822
53527 58      Other, including trommell............................   8    a/   139       6,878         104       2,816
35327 59    Other crushing, pulverizing, and screening machinery,
             n.e.c.................................................   9         281      14,038         272      13,310
35328 00  Drills and other mining machinery, not elsewhere
           classified (except parts)...............................  25  16,453,351     458,797  16,739,738     461,801

            Drills and breakers (rotary and percussion):
35328 11      Rock drills, air and hydraulic powered /4............   3         (D)         (D)         (D)         (D)
35328 15      Coal drills and core drills /4.......................   3         (D)         (D)         (D)         (D)
35328 50      Roof bolters /4......................................   5  10,751,063     165,471  10,257,752     171,369
35328 75    All other mining machinery and equipment (except
             parts sold separately)................................  23   5,702,288  a/ 293,326   6,481,986 /r/ 290,432

3533A     Portable drilling rigs and parts.........................  31   3,146,465     433,944   2,267,787     443,862

            Rotary, trailer and truck mounted with
             pull-back capacity:
3533A 21      Up to 14,999 lbs.....................................   5          78       7,024          65       4,126
3533A 23      15,000 to 29,999 lbs.................................   8         121      25,773         105      19,076
3533A 25      30,000 to 59,999 lbs. /5.............................   5         (D)         (D)         (D)         (D)
3533A 28      60,000 lbs. and over /5..............................   2         138      52,768         162      53,321
            Rotary blasthole drills, truck-, trailer-, or track-
             mounted:
3533A 35      Up through 59,999 lbs. ..............................   5         229      79,956         232      76,068
3533A 38      60,000 lbs. and over.................................   4          46      61,674          71      93,639
3533A 40    Construction drills....................................  11         135      18,869       1,753      17,449
3533A 49    Other portable drilling rigs, including workover
             (service) rigs /6.....................................   6         (D)      63,203         (D)      63,032
3533A 78    Parts for portable drilling rigs /6....................  21   3,145,718     124,677   2,265,399     117,151

   D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies.     n.e.c. Not elsewhere classified.     r/ Revised by
5 percent or more from previously published data.     X Not applicable.

   1/ Product codes 3531K 43  and 3531K 44 are combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.
   2/ Product codes 35325 41  and 35325 56 are combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.
   3/ Product codes 35327 19  and 35327 31 are combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.
   4/ Product codes 35328 11, 35328 15,  and 35328 50 are combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.
   5/ Product codes 3533A 25 and 3533A 28 are combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.
   6/ Product codes 3533A 49 and 3533A 78 are combined to avoid disclosing individual company data.

   Note:  The percent estimation of each item is indicated as follows:  a/ 15 to 25 percent.  b/ 26 to 50 percent.
c/ Over 50 percent.


Table 2. Shipments, Exports, and Imports of Selected Mining Machinery and Mineral
          Processing Equipment: 1997 and 1996
[Value in thousands of dollars]

                                                                      Exports of
                                                                        domestic   Value of
               Product description                     Manufactures'    merchan-    imports
                                                          shipments   dise /1 /2   for con-
                                                             (value       (value   sumption
                                                      f.o.b. plant)     at port)   /1 /3 /4

1997

Portable crushing plants and stationary grinding
 machines...........................................        179,313       82,391     45,728
Sorting, screening, separating or washing machines..        176,160       80,676     89,895
Rock breaking machines, coal or rock cutters,
 tunneling machinery, and rock drilling and
 earth boring tools.................................        418,461      121,213    206,662
Mine wagon pushers, locomotive or wagon traversers,
 wagon tippers, and similar railway wagon handling
 equipment..........................................         91,630        9,086        981
Stationary crushing machines........................        162,289       34,586     36,579

1996

Portable crushing plants and stationary grinding
 machines...........................................        125,951       91,982     36,748
Sorting, screening, separating or washing machines..        151,792       53,331     69,720
Rock breaking machines, coal or rock cutters,
 tunneling machinery, and rock drilling and
 earth boring tools.................................        323,380      138,816    165,693
Mine wagon pushers, locomotive or wagon traversers,
 wagon tippers, and similar railway wagon handling
 equipment..........................................         62,684        5,079      3,155
Stationary crushing machines........................        137,243       14,914     35,407

   1/ For comparison of SIC codes with Schedule B export numbers, and import numbers, see
Table 3.
   2/ Source: Bureau of the Census report FT 446, U.S. Exports.
   3/ Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption.
   4/ This dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) value at first
port of entry in the United States plus U.S. import duties.


Table 3.  Comparison of Standard Industrial Classification-Based Product Codes
           with Schedule B Export Numbers, and HTSUSA Import Numbers: 1997

Product                                                                              Export        Import
  code                       Product description                                  number /1     number /2

3531K 41    Portable crushing plants and stationary grinding machines          8474.20.0010  8474.20.0010
3531K 42                                                                       8474.20.0070  8474.20.0070
3531K 43
3531K 44
35327 31
3531K 47    Sorting, screening, separating, or washing machines                8474.10.0010  8474.10.0010
35327 56                                                                       8474.10.0090  8474.10.0090
35327 57
35327 58
35327 59
35325 41    Rock breaking machinery, coal or rock cutters,                     8430.31.0000  8430.31.0040
35328 11     tunneling machinery, and rock drilling and earth boring tools     8430.39.0000  8430.31.0080
35328 15                                                                       8430.50.0000  8430.39.0040
35328 50                                                                       8430.69.0000  8430.39.0080
                                                                               8207.13.0000  8430.50.1000
                                                                               8207.19.1030  8430.50.5000
                                                                               8207.19.2030  8430.69.0000
                                                                               8207.19.5030  8207.13.0000
                                                                                             8207.19.3030
                                                                                             8207.19.3060
                                                                                             8207.19.3090
                                                                                             8207.19.6030
                                                                                             8207.19.6060
                                                                                             8207.19.6090
35325 56   Mine wagon pushers, locomotive or wagon traversers,                 8428.50.0000  8428.50.0000
35325 70    wagon tippers, and similar railway wagon handling equipment

35327 11  Stationary crushing machines                                         8474.20.0050  8474.20.0050
35327 13
35327 17
35327 19

   1/ Source:  1996 edition, Harmonized System-Based Schedule B, Statistical Classification of Domestic
and Foreign Commodities Exported from the United States.
   2/ Source:  Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United states, Annotated (1997).