Mining Water Use
Water-Use Data for the Nation
The USGS National Water Information System (NWIS) compiles and publishes national water-use data every 5 years.
Water Use Information by Topic
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Like all other industries, mining corporations need water to make bare rock give up its valuable minerals.
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Mining Water Use
Credit: Carleton E. Watkins
Mining has played an important part in the development of this Nation. Even before the first European settlers set foot on this continent and mined coal to heat their homes, Native Americans were using coal to bake clay for vessels. The United States now produces a wide variety of mined commodities from gold to coal to "exotic" minerals used in everything from pharmaceuticals to jewelry to high-tech products. All these products would not be possible without the use of water in mining.
Mining water use in the United States
Every five years, water withdrawal and use data at the county level are compiled into a national water-use data system, and state-level data are published in a national circular.
Access the most recent National, state, and county mining data, maps, and diagrams.
Want to know more about mining water use? Follow me to the Mining Water Use and Mine Drainage websites!
Below are other science topics associated with mining water use.
Water Use Information by Topic
Surface Water Use in the United States
Like all other industries, mining corporations need water to make bare rock give up its valuable minerals.
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Mining Water Use
Credit: Carleton E. Watkins
Mining has played an important part in the development of this Nation. Even before the first European settlers set foot on this continent and mined coal to heat their homes, Native Americans were using coal to bake clay for vessels. The United States now produces a wide variety of mined commodities from gold to coal to "exotic" minerals used in everything from pharmaceuticals to jewelry to high-tech products. All these products would not be possible without the use of water in mining.
Mining water use in the United States
Every five years, water withdrawal and use data at the county level are compiled into a national water-use data system, and state-level data are published in a national circular.
Access the most recent National, state, and county mining data, maps, and diagrams.
Want to know more about mining water use? Follow me to the Mining Water Use and Mine Drainage websites!
Below are other science topics associated with mining water use.