support activities for metal mining 1997economiccensus industryseries 1997 issuednovember1999 ec97n 2131d us departmentofcommerce economicsandstatisticsadministration censusbureau the staff of manufacturing and con struction division prepared this report judy m dodds assistant chief cen sus related programs was respon sible overall planning manage ment coordination patricia l horning construction miner als branch assisted by susan bucci dicola section chiefs per formed implementation richard hough christopher d perrien john f roehl eva j snapp sarah b teichner provided primary assistance brian greenberg research methodology stacey cole manufac turing robert struble mathematical statistical tech niques as well coverage operations jeffrey dalzell cathy ritenour pro vided mendel gayle forms publica tions customer services julius smith jr baruti taylor performed publication process kim credito patrick duck chip murph wanda sledd veronica white economic lawrence a blum collection