Current Industrial Reports United States Department of Commerce Economic and Statistical Administration Bureau of the Census MINING MACHINERY AND MINERAL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT - 1996 MA35F(96)-1 Issued July 21, 1997 Information on 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. These data are also available through the U.S. Department of Commerce and STAT-USA Electronic Bulletin Board by subscription. To access, dial 202-482-3870 and follow the prompts to register; or call 202-482-1986, for further information. Address inquiries concerning these data to U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Washington, DC 20230, or call Larry Blumberg, 301-457-4744 Table 1. MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, BY TYPE: 1996 AND 1995 (Quantity in units; value in thousands of dollars) Com- 1996 1995 Product Product description pany code count Quantity Value Quantity Value Mining and mineral processing equipment....... (X) (X) 1,751,236 (X) r/1,629,285 3531K 70 Portable crushing, screening, washing, and combination plants.................................. 17 676 97,018 649 96,376 Crushing plants (classification based upon the type of crusher first in the processing flow): 3531K 41 Gyratory........................................ 5 72 20,064 r/81 r/ 23,671 3531K 42 Impact.......................................... 8 25 6,532 44 10,169 3531K 43 Jaw............................................. 10 (D) (D) (D) (D) 3531K 44 Roll (1)........................................ 1 88 25,779 78 24,594 3531K 47 Screening, washing, and other plants............ 11 491 44,643 446 37,942 35325 00 Underground mining machinery (except parts sold separately).................................... 34 6,838 433,588 r/4,396 r/463,094 35325 41 Continuous mining machines, borer, ripper, auger, and drum including roadheading machines............ 7 (D) (D) r/179 r/141,749 35325 56 Face haulage vehicles, rubber-tired, self-propelled(2).................................. 6 347 184,805 207 48,064 35325 70 Support vehicles, rubber-tired or track-mounted..... 17 300 22,418 445 33,957 35325 97 All other underground mining machinery, n.e.c....... 22 a/6,191 b/226,365 r/3,565 r/239,324 35327 00 Crushing, pulverizing, and screening (except portable) machinery (except parts sold separately)................................ 46 4,026 332,022 3,871 r/295,337 Crushers, stationary type (including skid mounted): 35327 11 Gyratory........................................... 5 279 79,075 249 r/73,340 35327 13 Impact............................................. 15 336 26,292 375 r/29,270 35327 17 Jaw................................................ 10 113 17,645 121 16,956 35327 19 Roll............................................... 8 (D) (D) (D) (D) 35327 31 Grinding mills and pulverizers(3)................... 5 245 102,556 r/153 r/70,574 Screens, vibrating, stationary: 35327 56 Horizontal......................................... 16 b/ 919 34,039 r/923 r/34,153 35327 57 Inclined........................................... 18 a/1,758 56,289 1,675 51,933 53527 58 Other, including trommell.......................... 7 104 2,816 r/148 r/ 7,100 35327 59 Other crushing, pulverizing, and screening machinery, n.e.c............................................... 8 272 13,310 227 12,011 35328 00 Drills and other mining machinery, not elsewhere classified (except parts).......................... 30 16,735,391 445,574 13,473,018 381,833 Drills and breakers (rotary and percussion): 35328 11 Rock drills, air and hydraulic powered............ 6 (D) (D) 25,330 79,668 35328 15 Coal drills and core drills....................... 3 (D) (D) (D) (D) 35328 50 Roof bolters(4)................................... 4 10,257,752 171,369 9,642,137 r/69,961 35328 75 All other mining machinery and equipment (except parts sold separately)............................. 21 6,477,639 a/274,205 3,805,551 232,204 3533A Portable drilling rigs and parts..................... 30 2,267,380 443,034 2,155,275 392,645 Rotary, trailer and truck mounted with pull-back capacity: 3533A 21 Up to 14,999 lbs................................. 4 65 4,126 57 3,808 3533A 23 15,000 to 29,999 lbs............................. 9 105 19,076 143 21,940 3533A 25 30,000 to 59,999 lbs............................. 5 (D) (D) (D) (D) 3533A 28 60,000 lbs. and over(5).......................... 3 162 53,321 263 58,725 Rotary blasthole drills, truck-, trailer-, or track-mounted: 3533A 35 Up through 59,999 lbs. ........................ 5 232 76,068 142 64,824 3533A 38 60,000 lbs. and over........................... 5 71 93,639 57 70,663 3533A 40 Construction drills................................ 10 1,746 16,649 9,950 17,254 3533A 49 Other portable drilling rigs, including workover (service) rigs.................................... 7 (D) 63,032 (D) 49,929 3533A 78 Parts for portable drilling rigs(6)................. 21 2,264,999 117,123 2,144,663 105,502 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 were combined to avoid disclosing data for individual companies (2)Product codes 35325 41 and 35325 56 were combined to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. (3)Product codes 35327 19 and 35327 31 were combined to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. (4)Product codes 35328 11, 35328 15, and 35328 50 were combined to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. (5)Product codes 3533A 25 and 3533A 28 were combined to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. (6)Product codes 3533A 49 and 3533A 78 were combined to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. Note: The percent estimation of each item is indicated as follows: a/15 to 25 percent of this item is estimated. b/26 to 50 percent of this item is estimated. c/Over 50 percent of this item is estimated Table 2. SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, AND IMPORTS OF SELECTED MINING MACHINERY AND MINERAL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT: 1996 AND 1995 (Value in thousands of dollars) Exports of domestic Manufactures' merchan- Value of shipments dise (1)(2) imports for Product description (value f.o.b. (value consump- plant) at port) tion (1)(3)(4) 1996 Portable crushing plants and stationary grinding machines.......................................... 114,104 91,982 36,748 Sorting, screening, separating or washing machines. 151,097 53,331 69,720 Rock breaking machines, coal or rock cutters, tunneling machinery, and rock driling and earth boring tools................................ 315,908 138,816 165,693 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 1995 Portable crushing plants and stationary grinding machines.......................................... 90,338 73,439 31,198 Sorting, screening, separating or washing machines. 143,139 61,262 48,242 Rock breaking machines, coal or rock cutters, tunneling machinery, and rock driling and earth boring tools................................ 291,378 393,071 223,902 Mine wagon pushers, locomotive or wagon traversers, wagon tippers, and similar railway wagon handling equipment......................................... 82,021 6,861 641 Stationary crushing machines........................ 124,396 19,031 34,680 (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: 1996 Product Export Import code Product description number (1) number (2) 3531K 41 3531K 42 Portable crushing plants and stationary 3531K 43 grinding machines............................ 8474.20.0010 8474.20.0010 3531K 44 8474.20.0070 8474.20.0070 35327 31 3531K 47 35327 56 Sorting, screening, separating, or washing 35327 57 machines.................................... 8474.10.0010 8474.10.0010 35327 58 8474.10.0090 8474.10.0090 35327 59 8430.31.0000 8430.31.0040 8430.39.0000 8430.31.0080 35325 41 Rock breaking machinery, coal or rock cutters, 8430.50.0000 8430.39.0040 35328 11 tunneling machinery, and rock drilling and 8430.69.0000 8430.39.0080 35328 15 earth boring tools........................... 8207.13.0000 8430.50.1000 35328 50 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 35325 70 traversers,wagon tippers, & similar railway wagon handling equipment.................... 8428.50.0000 8428.50.0000 35327 11 35327 13 Stationary crushing machines.................. 8474.20.0050 8474.20.0050 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 (1996).sands of dollars)