Table 2.13 — /\rea' utilized for mining and area reclaimed in the United States by class of mineral, 



section, region, and State, 1930-1971 



(Thousand acres) 



Section, region, 



Total 



Fossil fuels^ 



Metals 



Nonmetals 



and State 



Area 



Area 



Area 



Area 



Area 



Area 



Area 



Area 





utilized 



reclaimed 



utilized 



reclaimed 



utilized 



reclaimed 



utilized 



reclaimed 



North: 



















Northeast: 



















Connecticut 



12.3 



3.4 



0.1 



{=) 



— 



— 



12.2 



3.4 



Delaware 



1.3 



.4 



— 



— 



— 



— 



1.3 



.4 



Maine 



10.6 



3.2 



.2 



.1 



n 



{') 



10.4 



3.1 



Maryland 



25.6 



9.2 



4.6 



3.4 



n 



— 



21.0 



5.8 



Massachusetts 



20.3 



5.6 



— 



— 



p) 



— 



20.3 



5.6 



New Hampshire 



5.3 



1.6 



— 



— 



— 



— 



5.3 



1.6 



New Jersey 



28.4 



7.5 



.7 



.1 



3.0 



.3 



24.7 



7.1 



New York 



96.3 



24.6 



(') 



— 



26.6 



4.0 



6.7 



20.6 



Pennsylvania 



381.0 



186.3 



344.0 



175.0 



1.1 



.1 



35.5 



11.2 



Rhode Island 



2.3 



.5 



— 



— 



.1 



{') 



2.3 



.5 



Vermont 



7.4 



1.2 



— 



— 



3.3 



.2 



4.1 



1.0 



West Virginia 



210.2 



104.8 



196.0 



101.0 



— 



— 



14.2 



3.8 



Total 



800.7 



348.2 



545.6 



279.5 



34.1 



4.7 



221.0 



64.1 



North Central: 



















Illinois 



296.9 



188.9 



235.0 



171.0 



.3 



(') 



61.6 



17.9 



Indiana 



175.0 



113.0 



131.0 



101.0 



— 



— 



44.0 



12.0 



Iowa 



55.3 



18.3 



8.8 



6.3 



— 



— 



46.5 



12.0 



Michigan 



99.5 



24.1 



3.1 



.8 



10.5 



.4 



85.9 



22.9 



Minnesota 



136.0 



13.0 



.1 



n 



103.0 



3.4 



32.9 



9.6 



Missouri 



102.3 



41.4 



33.5 



26.9 



23.1 



2.8 



45.7 



11.7 



Ohio 



291.6 



181.2 



207.0 



157.0 



— 



— 



84.6 



24.2 



Wisconsin 



46.9 



12.4 



.1 



{') 



2.3 



.1 



44.5 



12.2 



Total 



1,203.5 



592.3 



618.6 



463.1 



139.2 



6.7 



445.7 



122.5 



Total, North 



2,004.2 



940.5 



1,164.2 



742.6 



173.3 



11.3 



666.7 



186.6 



South: 



















Southeast: 



















Florida 



88.9 



17.0 



.7 



.1 



10.4 



1.9 



77.7 



15.1 



Georgia 



34.3 



9.6 



.1 



(') 



.9 



.2 



33.3 



9.4 



North Carolina 



36.6 



9.6 



— 





1.4 



.1 



35.2 



9.5 



South Carolina 



14.6 



4.1 



.1 



{') 



.1 



n 



14.4 



4.1 



Virginia 



78.8 



28.9 



34.8 



19.0 



2.3 



.4 



41.7 



9.5 



Total 



253.1 



69.3 



35.7 



19.1 



15.1 



2.6 



202.3 



47.6 



South Central: 



















Alabama 



65.1 



28.6 



34.9 



21.8 



7.7 



.3 



22.5 



6.4 



Arkansas 



29.5 



9.0 



3.1 



2.1 



3.7 



.9 



22.7 



6.0 



Kentucky 



233.9 



149.4 



210.0 



143.0 



.1 



{') 



23.8 



6.4 



Louisiana 



18.2 



5.2 



— 



— 



— 





18.2 



5.2 



Mississippi 



10.7 



3.3 



— 



— 



— 



— 



10.7 



3.3 



Oklahoma 



35.5 



16.5 



13.8 



10.9 



.9 



.3 



20.8 



5.3 



Tennessee 



67.8 



23.4 



17.9 



12.2 



3.2 



.3 



46.7 



10.9 



Texas 



78.0 



20.5 



.8 



.5 



4.5 



.4 



72.7 



19.6 



Total 



538.6 



256.0 



280.5 



190.5 



20.0 



2.3 



238.1 



63.2 



Total, South 



791.7 



325.3 



316.1 



209.6 



35.2 



4.9 



440.4 



110.8 



See footnote at end of table. 



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